Command Line Interface

VuePress CLI is provided by @vuepress/cliopen in new window package. It is a dependency of the vuepressopen in new window package, and you can also install it separately.

Run vuepress --help to get following help messages:

Usage:
  $ vuepress <command> [options]
Commands:
  dev [sourceDir]    Start development server
  build [sourceDir]  Build to static site
  info               Display environment information
For more info, run any command with the `--help` flag:
  $ vuepress dev --help
  $ vuepress build --help
  $ vuepress info --help
Options:
  -v, --version  Display version number 
  -h, --help     Display this message

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VuePress is using debugopen in new window module.

Set environment variable DEBUG=vuepress* to enable debug logs.

dev

Start a development server to develop your VuePress site locally.

Usage:
  $ vuepress dev [sourceDir]
Options:
  -c, --config <config>  Set path to config file 
  -p, --port <port>      Use specified port (default: 8080) 
  -t, --temp <temp>      Set the directory of the temporary files 
  --host <host>          Use specified host (default: 0.0.0.0) 
  --cache <cache>        Set the directory of the cache files 
  --clean-temp           Clean the temporary files before dev 
  --clean-cache          Clean the cache files before dev 
  --open                 Open browser when ready 
  --debug                Enable debug mode 
  --no-watch             Disable watching page and config files (default: true)
  -v, --version          Display version number 
  -h, --help             Display this message

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Options set by CLI will override those options with the same name in your config file.

build

Build your VuePress site to static files, which are ready for deployment.

Usage:
  $ vuepress build [sourceDir]
Options:
  -c, --config <config>  Set path to config file 
  -d, --dest <dest>      Set the directory build output (default: .vuepress/dist) 
  -t, --temp <temp>      Set the directory of the temporary files 
  --cache <cache>        Set the directory of the cache files 
  --clean-temp           Clean the temporary files before build 
  --clean-cache          Clean the cache files before build 
  --debug                Enable debug mode 
  -v, --version          Display version number 
  -h, --help             Display this message

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Options set by CLI will override those options with the same name in your config file.

info

Outputs information about your system and dependencies.

This command would be helpful when you want to check your environment or report an issue.