Command Line Interface Options
Zenplate Command Line Options
Arguments
Zenplate has 2 positional arguments, they are both required unless the --export-config flag is set.
| Argument |
Type |
Description |
template_file |
path (file/dir) |
The path to the jinja template / directory that Zenplate will render |
output |
path (file/dir) |
The path to where you'll find the output of Zenplate |
Options
| Option |
Type |
Description |
--config-file |
path (file) |
The location of the yaml configuration file |
--variables |
text |
A 'varname=value' pair representing a variable, may be used multiple times |
--var-file |
path (file) |
The path to a yaml file containing key: value pairs, representing variables |
--log-path |
path (file) |
The location of the log file |
--export-config |
flag |
When true, the current set of configuration parameters will be exported to --config-file |
--force |
flag |
When true, output will overwrite any file in that path |
--stdout |
flag |
Write rendered template to stdout |
--load-environment-vars |
flag |
Will load environment variables in as jinja variables |
--install-completion |
flag |
Install completion for the current shell |
--show-completion |
flag |
Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the installation |
--help |
flag |
Show this message and exit |