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sphinx-quickstart
=================
Synopsis
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**sphinx-quickstart**
Description
-----------
:program:`sphinx-quickstart` is an interactive tool that asks some questions
about your project and then generates a complete documentation directory and
sample Makefile to be used with :manpage:`sphinx-build(1)`.
Options
-------
.. program:: sphinx-quickstart
.. option:: -q, --quiet
Quiet mode that skips the interactive wizard for specifying options.
This option requires `-p`, `-a` and `-v` options.
.. option:: -h, --help, --version
Display usage summary or Sphinx version.
.. rubric:: Structure Options
.. option:: --sep
If specified, separate source and build directories.
.. option:: --no-sep
If specified, create build directory under source directory.
.. option:: --dot=DOT
Inside the root directory, two more directories will be created;
"_templates" for custom HTML templates and "_static" for custom stylesheets
and other static files. You can enter another prefix (such as ".") to
replace the underscore.
.. rubric:: Project Basic Options
.. option:: -p PROJECT, --project=PROJECT
Project name will be set. (see :confval:`project`).
.. option:: -a AUTHOR, --author=AUTHOR
Author names. (see :confval:`copyright`).
.. option:: -v VERSION
Version of project. (see :confval:`version`).
.. option:: -r RELEASE, --release=RELEASE
Release of project. (see :confval:`release`).
.. option:: -l LANGUAGE, --language=LANGUAGE
Document language. (see :confval:`language`).
.. option:: --suffix=SUFFIX
Source file suffix. (see :confval:`source_suffix`).
.. option:: --master=MASTER
Master document name. (see :confval:`root_doc`).
.. rubric:: Extension Options
.. option:: --ext-autodoc
Enable :py:mod:`sphinx.ext.autodoc` extension.
.. option:: --ext-doctest
Enable `sphinx.ext.doctest` extension.
.. option:: --ext-intersphinx
Enable `sphinx.ext.intersphinx` extension.
.. option:: --ext-todo
Enable `sphinx.ext.todo` extension.
.. option:: --ext-coverage
Enable `sphinx.ext.coverage` extension.
.. option:: --ext-imgmath
Enable `sphinx.ext.imgmath` extension.
.. option:: --ext-mathjax
Enable `sphinx.ext.mathjax` extension.
.. option:: --ext-ifconfig
Enable `sphinx.ext.ifconfig` extension.
.. option:: --ext-viewcode
Enable `sphinx.ext.viewcode` extension.
.. option:: --ext-githubpages
Enable `sphinx.ext.githubpages` extension.
.. option:: --extensions=EXTENSIONS
Enable arbitrary extensions.
.. rubric:: Makefile and Batchfile Creation Options
.. option:: --use-make-mode (-m), --no-use-make-mode (-M)
:file:`Makefile/make.bat` uses (or doesn't use) :ref:`make-mode <make_mode>`.
Default is ``use``, which generates a more concise :file:`Makefile/make.bat`.
.. versionchanged:: 1.5
make-mode is default.
.. versionchanged:: 7.3
Support for disabling the make-mode will be removed in Sphinx 8.
.. versionremoved:: 8.0
The :option:`!--no-use-make-mode` option.
The :option:`!--use-make-mode` now has no effect.
.. option:: --makefile, --no-makefile
Create (or not create) makefile.
.. option:: --batchfile, --no-batchfile
Create (or not create) batchfile
.. rubric:: Project templating
.. versionadded:: 1.5
Project templating options for sphinx-quickstart
.. option:: -t, --templatedir=TEMPLATEDIR
Template directory for template files. You can modify the templates of
sphinx project files generated by quickstart. Following Jinja2 template
files are allowed:
* ``root_doc.rst.jinja``
* ``conf.py.jinja``
* ``Makefile.jinja``
* ``Makefile.new.jinja``
* ``make.bat.jinja``
* ``make.bat.new.jinja``
In detail, please refer the system template files Sphinx provides.
(``sphinx/templates/quickstart``)
.. option:: -d NAME=VALUE
Define a template variable
See also
--------
:manpage:`sphinx-build(1)`