Terafirma

Minimal but powerful static site generator using the Tera template format

Usage

terafirma [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

Commands

• build: Build static site, default command if unspecified
• clean: Clean up already build site
• new: Create new configuration file in the current directory
• help: Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options

• -c, --config <FILE>: Select custom config file, the default is 'Terafirma.toml'
• -h, --help: Print help information
• -V, --version: Print version information

Terafirma.toml

This file is the central configuration that determines how a site is built. An example configuration is available here Terafirma.toml.

Files are created for the final sites form 4 source: static files, page files, [[page]] configuration sections, and [[redirect]] configuration sections. Static files are simply copied into the final site's directory with the same relative path as their source file. Page files and the body elements [[page]] configuration sections are interpreted as Tera templates and their output is place in the final site either with the same relative path as their source file or based on the path element of the configuration section. Redirects are created in the final site using the provided url and placed according to the path element of their configuration.

Context

Context for Tera templates can be provided either globally or on a page by page basis. To set context globally, place values in the [context] section of Terafirma.toml. To set context for a single page, place values in the context element of the relevant [[page]] section. Page by page context will override global context if they conflict.

Settings

The [settings] section can be used to change the following directories Terafirma uses:

• output_dir: sets the directory the final site is build in (default "output")
• template_dir: sets the directory containing Tera templates pages can reference (default "templates")
• static_dir: sets the directory containing static files (default "static")
• page_dir: sets the directory containing Tera template for site pages (default "pages")

Examples

This section in a Terafirma.toml file will produce a simple page containing <p>foo bar</p> in the file /text.html within the final site.

[[page]]
path = "/text.html"
body = "<p>foo bar</p>"

This section in a Terafirma.toml with cause /pointer.html to redirect to https://deref.net in the final site.

[[redirect]]
path = "/pointer.html"
url = "https://deref.net"