---
source: minijinja-cli/tests/test_basic.rs
info:
  program: minijinja-cli
  args:
    - "--help"
---
success: true
exit_code: 0
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minijinja-cli is a command line tool to render or evaluate jinja2 templates.

Pass a template and optionally a file with template variables to render it to stdout.

Usage: minijinja-cli [OPTIONS] [TEMPLATE_FILE] [DATA_FILE]

Arguments:
  [TEMPLATE_FILE]  Path to the input template [default: -]
  [DATA_FILE]      Path to the data file

Options:
      --config-file <PATH>          Alternative path to the config file.
  -f, --format <FORMAT>             The format of the input data [possible values: auto, cbor, ini,
                                    json, querystring, toml, yaml]
  -D, --define <EXPR>               Defines an input variable (key=value / key:=json_value)
  -t, --template <TEMPLATE_STRING>  Render a string template
  -o, --output <FILENAME>           Path to the output file [default: -]
      --select <SELECTOR>           Select a subset of the input data
      --print-config                Print out the loaded config
  -h, --help                        Print short help (short texts)
      --long-help                   Print long help (extended, long explanation texts)
      --syntax-help                 Print syntax help (primer on Jinja2/MiniJinja syntax)
  -V, --version                     Print version

Template Behavior:
  -a, --autoescape <MODE>  Reconfigures autoescape behavior [possible values: auto, html, json,
                           none]
      --strict             Disallow undefined variables in templates
  -n, --no-newline         Do not output a trailing newline
      --trim-blocks        Enable the trim-blocks flag
      --lstrip-blocks      Enable the lstrip-blocks flag
      --py-compat          Enables improved Python compatibility
  -s, --syntax <PAIR>      Changes a syntax feature (feature=value) [possible features: block-start,
                           block-end, variable-start, variable-end, comment-start, comment-end,
                           line-statement-prefix, line-statement-comment]
      --env                Pass environment variables as ENV to the template

Security:
      --no-include        Disallow includes and extending
      --safe-path <PATH>  Only allow includes from this path
      --fuel <AMOUNT>     Configures the maximum fuel

Advanced:
  -E, --expr <EXPR>      Evaluates an template expression
      --expr-out <MODE>  The expression output mode [possible values: print, json, json-pretty,
                         status]
      --dump <KIND>      Dump internals of a template [possible values: instructions, ast, tokens]
      --repl             Starts the repl with the given data

Shell Support:
      --generate-completion <SH>  Generate a completion script for the given shell [possible values:
                                  bash, elvish, fig, fish, nushell, powershell, zsh]

For a short help use --help, for extended help --long-help, and for help on syntax --syntax-help.

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