seen
A simple blog generator
Facts
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Doesn't depend on GNU extensions
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POSIX compliant
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Works on non-GNU distros (such as Alpine)
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Works on BSD systems (such as MacOS and OpenBSD)
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Depends on
markdown/hoedown -
Less than 100 SLOC
How to use
First, install markdown/hoedown because this script uses it heavily.
Put your markdown files on articles/<name of file>.md (create the directory if it doesn't exist).
You also need to create a config file. Put it in articles/<name of file>.cfg. It should use the same name your markdown file uses:
name="Hello World"
desc="Welcome to my blog!"
date="9th December 2021"
You can create RSS feeds too, just modify the rss.cfg file to your liking:
rssEnabled="y" # Enable RSS
rssBlogTitle="foobar's blog"
rssBlogDescription="foobar loves cooking!!!!!!!"
And run the following:
$ chmod +x seen.sh
$ ./seen.sh
Your blog is in the www/ directory. You can make your webserver use it.
You can also use CSS files, just put them into the templates/ directory.
Feel free to customize other html files present in that directory.
Seen supports other options too, for more info, run the following:
$ ./seen.sh --help