Command Line Tool

The mdbook command-line tool is used to create and build books. After you have installed mdbook, you can run the mdbook help command in your terminal to view the available commands.

This following sections provide in-depth information on the different commands available.

• mdbook init <directory> — Creates a new book with minimal boilerplate to start with.
• mdbook build — Renders the book.
• mdbook watch — Rebuilds the book any time a source file changes.
• mdbook serve — Runs a web server to view the book, and rebuilds on changes.
• mdbook test — Tests Rust code samples.
• mdbook clean — Deletes the rendered output.
• mdbook completions — Support for shell auto-completion.