Chapter 5. Windows Utilities

5.1. blaze.bat

5.1.1. Synopsis
5.1.2. Description
5.1.3. Options
5.1.4. Example Usage
5.1.5. See Also

This chapter provides a thorough description of Microsoft® Windows® utilities that are shipped with BlazeBlogger.

5.1. `blaze.bat`

blaze.bat allows you to run all BlazeBlogger utilities with a single command.

5.1.1. Synopsis

blaze command [option…]

blaze help [command]

5.1.2. Description

blaze.bat provides a common way to run BlazeBlogger utilities with a single command.

5.1.3. Options

init: Runs blaze-init, a utility that either creates a BlazeBlogger repository, or recovers a previously corrupted one. Refer to Section 3.1, “blaze-init” for a full description of the command usage.
config: Runs blaze-config, a utility that either displays, or sets BlazeBlogger configuration options. Refer to Section 3.2, “blaze-config” for a full description of the command usage.
add: Runs blaze-add, a utility that adds a blog post or a page to the BlazeBlogger repository. Refer to Section 3.3, “blaze-add” for a full description of the command usage.
edit: Runs blaze-edit, a utility that edits a blog post or a page in the BlazeBlogger repository. Refer to Section 3.4, “blaze-edit” for a full description of the command usage.
remove: Runs blaze-remove, a utility that removes a blog post or a page from the BlazeBlogger repository. Refer to Section 3.5, “blaze-remove” for a full description of the command usage.
list: Runs blaze-list, a utility that lists blog posts or pages in the BlazeBlogger repository. Refer to Section 3.6, “blaze-list” for a full description of the command usage.
make: Runs blaze-make, a utility that generates a blog from the BlazeBlogger repository. Refer to Section 3.7, “blaze-make” for a full description of the command usage.
log: Runs blaze-log, a utility that displays the BlazeBlogger repository log. Refer to Section 3.8, “blaze-log” for a full description of the command usage.
help: Displays usage information, either for the utility itself, or for the selected command.

5.1.4. Example Usage

Run the blaze-remove command:
```
C:\> blaze remove -p 4
```

Display usage of the blaze-config command:

C:\> blaze help config
Usage: blaze-config [-qV] [-b DIRECTORY] [-E EDITOR] OPTION [VALUE...]
       blaze-config -e [-b DIRECTORY]
       blaze-config -h|-v

  -b, --blogdir DIRECTORY     specify a directory in which the BlazeBlogger
                              repository is placed
  -E, --editor EDITOR         specify an external text editor
  -e, --edit                  edit the configuration in a text editor
  -q, --quiet                 do not display unnecessary messages
  -V, --verbose               display all messages
  -h, --help                  display this help and exit
  -v, --version               display version information and exit

5.1.5. See Also

Section 3.1, “blaze-init”: blaze-init creates a BlazeBlogger repository, or recovers a previously corrupted one.
Section 3.2, “blaze-config”: blaze-config displays or sets BlazeBlogger configuration options.
Section 3.3, “blaze-add”: blaze-add adds a blog post or a page to the BlazeBlogger repository.
Section 3.4, “blaze-edit”: blaze-edit edits a blog post or a page in the BlazeBlogger repository.
Section 3.5, “blaze-remove”: blaze-remove removes a blog post or a page from the BlazeBlogger repository.
Section 3.6, “blaze-list”: blaze-list lists blog posts or pages in the BlazeBlogger repository.
Section 3.7, “blaze-make”: blaze-make generates a blog from the BlazeBlogger repository.
Section 3.8, “blaze-log”: blaze-log displays the BlazeBlogger repository log.