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---
date: 2015-12-16T09:24:56-07:00
title: "hugo benchmark"
slug: hugo_benchmark
url: /commands/hugo_benchmark/
---
## hugo benchmark
Benchmark hugo by building a site a number of times.
### Synopsis
Hugo can build a site many times over and analyze the running process
creating a benchmark.
```
hugo benchmark
```
### Options
```
-b, --baseURL="": hostname (and path) to the root, e.g. http://spf13.com/
-D, --buildDrafts[=false]: include content marked as draft
-F, --buildFuture[=false]: include content with publishdate in the future
--cacheDir="": filesystem path to cache directory. Defaults: $TMPDIR/hugo_cache/
--canonifyURLs[=false]: if true, all relative URLs will be canonicalized using baseURL
--config="": config file (default is path/config.yaml|json|toml)
-n, --count=13: number of times to build the site
--cpuprofile="": path/filename for the CPU profile file
-d, --destination="": filesystem path to write files to
--disableRSS[=false]: Do not build RSS files
--disableSitemap[=false]: Do not build Sitemap file
--editor="": edit new content with this editor, if provided
--ignoreCache[=false]: Ignores the cache directory for reading but still writes to it
--memprofile="": path/filename for the memory profile file
--pluralizeListTitles[=true]: Pluralize titles in lists using inflect
--preserveTaxonomyNames[=false]: Preserve taxonomy names as written ("Gérard Depardieu" vs "gerard-depardieu")
-s, --source="": filesystem path to read files relative from
--stepAnalysis[=false]: display memory and timing of different steps of the program
-t, --theme="": theme to use (located in /themes/THEMENAME/)
--uglyURLs[=false]: if true, use /filename.html instead of /filename/
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
--log[=false]: Enable Logging
--logFile="": Log File path (if set, logging enabled automatically)
-v, --verbose[=false]: verbose output
--verboseLog[=false]: verbose logging
```
### SEE ALSO
* [hugo](/commands/hugo/) - hugo builds your site
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