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title: "Using Hugo"
Pubdate: "2013-07-01"
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Make sure either hugo is in your path or provide a path to it.
$ hugo --help
usage: hugo [flags] []
-b="": hostname (and path) to the root eg. http://spf13.com/
-c="config.json": config file (default is path/config.json)
-d=false: include content marked as draft
-h=false: show this help
-k=false: analyze content and provide feedback
-p="": filesystem path to read files relative from
-w=false: watch filesystem for changes and recreate as needed
-s=false: a (very) simple webserver
-port="1313": port for webserver to run on
## Common Usage Example:
The most common use is probably to run hugo with your current
directory being the input directory.
$ hugo
> X pages created
> Y indexes created
If you are working on things and want to see the changes
immediately, tell Hugo to watch for changes.
<br>
**It will
recreate the site faster than you can tab over to
your browser to view the changes.**
$ hugo -p ~/mysite -w
Watching for changes. Press ctrl+c to stop
15 pages created
0 tags created
Hugo can even run a server and create your site at the same time!
$hugo -p ~/mysite -w -s
Watching for changes. Press ctrl+c to stop
15 pages created
0 tags created
Web Server is available at http://localhost:1313
Press ctrl+c to stop