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title = "Using a Theme"
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date = 2014-05-12T10:09:27Z
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Please make certain you have installed the themes you want to use in the
/themes directory.
To use a theme for a site:
hugo -t ThemeName
The ThemeName must match the name of the directory inside /themes
Hugo will then apply the theme first, then apply anything that is in the local
directory. To learn more, goto [customizing themes](/themes/customizing)