DWWW-BUILD(8)

📦 version 1.16build1, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 dwww-build(8) — ok so this is the dwww-build girlies' moment 💖

bestie. sit down. we're building index lists and we're gonna slay while doing it.

✨ NAME ✨

dwww-build — build dwww index lists 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

dwww-build [--verbose] --default
dwww-build [--verbose] html-directory

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so dwww-build builds the index lists of all available documents — manual pages, Info files, and so on, the whole squad — and you should run it whenever documentation gets installed or removed. it's giving ✨housekeeping✨, and honestly? it's essential.

real talk: dwww(7) literally does not work unless dwww-build has been run at least once. not a vibe. not optional. it's the whole foundation bestie 💀

the good news? when the package is installed, it's run automatically, so you're already covered. and the default dwww installation creates a /etc/cron.daily/dwww, which automatically updates the pages each day. daily refresh, no cap, iconic behavior fr fr 👑

the html-directory argument specifies the directory where all the dwww HTML files will be stored. and like — no other files should be stored there. that folder is theirs. it's their main character moment. don't put your random stuff in there 🙈

if --default is used, the files are generated in the dwww subdirectory of the directory specified in the DWWW_DOCROOTDIR variable in the /etc/dwww/dwww.conf file. (Default is /var/www/dwww.) so cute, so simple 💅

✨ FILES ✨

  • /etc/dwww/dwww.conf — Configuration file for dwww(7). the settings hub, the control room, the it-girl of config files 🌸

✨ FILES ✨

yes bestie, it's FILES again. the original said it twice so we say it twice. respect the canon 💜

  • /etc/dwww/dwww-user.css — If such a file exists, its contents will be appended to the dwww.css file. basically a lil customization collab ✨
  • /var/www/dwww — Where all dwww HTML files are stored, if nothing else is specified. the default home base 🏠
  • /var/lib/dwww — Directory used for temporary created files. Can be overridden with the DWWW_TMPDIR variable. temp file energy, but make it organized 🎀

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read those too, bestie. stay informed 🦋

✨ AUTHOR ✨

Lars Wirzenius. 🫶

See dwww(7) for copyrights and stuff.

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was dwww 1.11.1, dated February 15th, 2009 — a classic, a legend, a timestamp that aged like fine wine 🍓 go build those index lists, you absolute icon 👑✨

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