What is Hugo?

Hugo is a static site generator. It can convert Markdown files into HTML and create websites. Hugo is written in the Go language and runs very fast.

This blog is also created with Hugo.

Installing the Hugo CLI

To install the Hugo CLI, run the following command.

Example for macOS. For other operating systems, please refer to the official documentation.

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brew install hugo

You can install it using Homebrew.

Hugo provides various commands. Below is a summary of commonly used commands.

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hugo new site <site-name>

Command to create a new site. Specify the name of the site in <site-name>.

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hugo new <post-name>.md

Command to create a new post. Specify the name of the post in <post-name>.

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hugo server

Command to start a local server. You can access it at http://localhost:1313.

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hugo

Command to build the site. HTML files will be generated in the public directory.

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hugo deploy

Command to deploy the site. Deployment settings are configured in the config.toml file.

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hugo list all

Command to display a list of all posts.

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hugo config

Command to check the configuration.

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hugo help

Command to display help information.

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hugo version

Command to display the version.

That concludes the Hugo command list. There are many other commands available, so please refer to the official documentation for more details.