Local Development (CLI)
WriteDocs CLI allows you to develop your documentation and preview it locally.
Installation
To install WriteDocs locally, run the following command line on your terminal:
npm i -g writedocs
Commands
To use the CLI commands, make sure you navigate to your project's directory on your terminal. The WriteDocs CLI currently offer the following commands:
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writedocs dev
: Start the WriteDocs development server. Your documentation portal will be available on http://localhost:3000/.Port ManagementIf port 3000 is being used, the CLI handles port conflicts and retries automatically.
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writedocs api
: Generates endpoint markdown pages from your OpenAPI Specification files. -
writedocs links
: Shows possible issues related to broken links. -
writedocs sidebars
: Generates the sidebars structure in your config.json file based on the docs folder structure. -
writedocs translate
: Creates atranslations.json
file to map translations for categories and navbar items. -
writedocs help
: Display help information, showing available commands and their descriptions.