Chapter 3. Core Utilities
This chapter provides a thorough description of core BlazeBlogger utilities and their respective command line options.
blaze-init creates a BlazeBlogger repository, or recovers a previously corrupted one.
blaze-init [-fqV] [-b directory]
blaze-init -h|-v
blaze-init either creates a fresh new BlazeBlogger repository, or recovers an existing one in case it is corrupted. Optionally, it can also revert a configuration and default templates to their original state, leaving all user data (that is, both blog posts and pages) intact.
-b directory, --blogdir directory
Allows you to specify a directory in which the BlazeBlogger repository is to be blaced. The default option is a current working directory.
-f, --force
Reverts existing configuration, theme, and language files to their initial state. By default, these files are kept intact.
-q, --quiet
Disables displaying of unnecessary messages.
-V, --verbose
Enables displaying of all messages, including a list of created files.
-h, --help
Displays usage information and exits.
-v, --version
Displays version information and exits.
Create a new blog in a current directory:
~]$ blaze-init
Created a BlazeBlogger repository in .blaze.
Create a new blog in ~/public_html:
~]$ blaze-init -b ~/public_html
Created a BlazeBlogger repository in /home/jhradilek/public_html/.blaze.
Revert a configuration file and default templates to their initial state:
~]$ blaze-init -f
Recovered a BlazeBlogger repository in .blaze.
Or if you want to see what files have been reverted:
~]$ blaze-init -fV
Created .blaze/config
Created .blaze/theme/default.html
Created .blaze/style/default.css
Created .blaze/lang/en_US
Recovered a BlazeBlogger repository in .blaze.
