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date: 2014-05-12T10:09:27Z
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title: Using a Theme
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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, go to [customizing themes](/themes/customizing/).