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+sphinx-build
+============
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+**sphinx-build** [*options*] <*sourcedir*> <*outputdir*> [*filenames* ...]
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+:program:`sphinx-build` generates documentation from the files in
+``<sourcedir>`` and places it in the ``<outputdir>``.
+
+:program:`sphinx-build` looks for ``<sourcedir>/conf.py`` for the configuration
+settings. :manpage:`sphinx-quickstart(1)` may be used to generate template
+files, including ``conf.py``.
+
+:program:`sphinx-build` can create documentation in different formats. A
+format is selected by specifying the builder name on the command line; it
+defaults to HTML. Builders can also perform other tasks related to
+documentation processing. For a list of available builders, refer to
+:option:`sphinx-build -b`.
+
+By default, everything that is outdated is built. Output only for selected
+files can be built by specifying individual filenames.
+
+Options
+-------
+
+.. program:: sphinx-build
+
+.. option:: -b buildername
+
+ The most important option: it selects a builder. The most common builders
+ are:
+
+ **html**
+ Build HTML pages. This is the default builder.
+
+ **dirhtml**
+ Build HTML pages, but with a single directory per document. Makes for
+ prettier URLs (no ``.html``) if served from a webserver.
+
+ **singlehtml**
+ Build a single HTML with the whole content.
+
+ **htmlhelp**, **qthelp**, **devhelp**, **epub**
+ Build HTML files with additional information for building a documentation
+ collection in one of these formats.
+
+ **applehelp**
+ Build an Apple Help Book. Requires :program:`hiutil` and
+ :program:`codesign`, which are not Open Source and presently only
+ available on Mac OS X 10.6 and higher.
+
+ **latex**
+ Build LaTeX sources that can be compiled to a PDF document using
+ :program:`pdflatex`.
+
+ **man**
+ Build manual pages in groff format for UNIX systems.
+
+ **texinfo**
+ Build Texinfo files that can be processed into Info files using
+ :program:`makeinfo`.
+
+ **text**
+ Build plain text files.
+
+ **gettext**
+ Build gettext-style message catalogs (``.pot`` files).
+
+ **doctest**
+ Run all doctests in the documentation, if the :mod:`~sphinx.ext.doctest`
+ extension is enabled.
+
+ **linkcheck**
+ Check the integrity of all external links.
+
+ **xml**
+ Build Docutils-native XML files.
+
+ **pseudoxml**
+ Build compact pretty-printed "pseudo-XML" files displaying the
+ internal structure of the intermediate document trees.
+
+ See :doc:`/usage/builders/index` for a list of all builders shipped with
+ Sphinx. Extensions can add their own builders.
+
+.. _make_mode:
+
+.. option:: -M buildername
+
+ Alternative to :option:`-b`. Uses the Sphinx :program:`make_mode` module,
+ which provides the same build functionality as a default :ref:`Makefile or
+ Make.bat <makefile_options>`. In addition to all Sphinx
+ :doc:`/usage/builders/index`, the following build pipelines are available:
+
+ **latexpdf**
+ Build LaTeX files and run them through :program:`pdflatex`, or as per
+ :confval:`latex_engine` setting.
+ If :confval:`language` is set to ``'ja'``, will use automatically
+ the :program:`platex/dvipdfmx` latex to PDF pipeline.
+
+ **info**
+ Build Texinfo files and run them through :program:`makeinfo`.
+
+ .. important::
+ Sphinx only recognizes the ``-M`` option if it is placed first.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2.1
+
+.. option:: -a
+
+ If given, always write all output files. The default is to only write output
+ files for new and changed source files. (This may not apply to all
+ builders.)
+
+.. option:: -E
+
+ Don't use a saved :term:`environment` (the structure caching all
+ cross-references), but rebuild it completely. The default is to only read
+ and parse source files that are new or have changed since the last run.
+
+.. option:: -t tag
+
+ Define the tag *tag*. This is relevant for :rst:dir:`only` directives that
+ only include their content if this tag is set.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.6
+
+.. option:: -d path
+
+ Since Sphinx has to read and parse all source files before it can write an
+ output file, the parsed source files are cached as "doctree pickles".
+ Normally, these files are put in a directory called :file:`.doctrees` under
+ the build directory; with this option you can select a different cache
+ directory (the doctrees can be shared between all builders).
+
+.. option:: -j N
+
+ Distribute the build over *N* processes in parallel, to make building on
+ multiprocessor machines more effective. Note that not all parts and not all
+ builders of Sphinx can be parallelized. If ``auto`` argument is given,
+ Sphinx uses the number of CPUs as *N*.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+ This option should be considered *experimental*.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.7
+ Support ``auto`` argument.
+
+.. option:: -c path
+
+ Don't look for the :file:`conf.py` in the source directory, but use the given
+ configuration directory instead. Note that various other files and paths
+ given by configuration values are expected to be relative to the
+ configuration directory, so they will have to be present at this location
+ too.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.3
+
+.. option:: -C
+
+ Don't look for a configuration file; only take options via the ``-D`` option.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.5
+
+.. option:: -D setting=value
+
+ Override a configuration value set in the :file:`conf.py` file. The value
+ must be a number, string, list or dictionary value.
+
+ For lists, you can separate elements with a comma like this: ``-D
+ html_theme_path=path1,path2``.
+
+ For dictionary values, supply the setting name and key like this:
+ ``-D latex_elements.docclass=scrartcl``.
+
+ For boolean values, use ``0`` or ``1`` as the value.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 0.6
+ The value can now be a dictionary value.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 1.3
+ The value can now also be a list value.
+
+.. option:: -A name=value
+
+ Make the *name* assigned to *value* in the HTML templates.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.5
+
+.. option:: -n
+
+ Run in nit-picky mode. Currently, this generates warnings for all missing
+ references. See the config value :confval:`nitpick_ignore` for a way to
+ exclude some references as "known missing".
+
+.. option:: -N
+
+ Do not emit colored output.
+
+.. option:: -v
+
+ Increase verbosity (loglevel). This option can be given up to three times
+ to get more debug logging output. It implies :option:`-T`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+.. option:: -q
+
+ Do not output anything on standard output, only write warnings and errors to
+ standard error.
+
+.. option:: -Q
+
+ Do not output anything on standard output, also suppress warnings. Only
+ errors are written to standard error.
+
+.. option:: -w file
+
+ Write warnings (and errors) to the given file, in addition to standard error.
+
+.. option:: -W
+
+ Turn warnings into errors. This means that the build stops at the first
+ warning and ``sphinx-build`` exits with exit status 1.
+
+.. option:: --keep-going
+
+ With -W option, keep going processing when getting warnings to the end
+ of build, and ``sphinx-build`` exits with exit status 1.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.8
+
+.. option:: -T
+
+ Display the full traceback when an unhandled exception occurs. Otherwise,
+ only a summary is displayed and the traceback information is saved to a file
+ for further analysis.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+.. option:: -P
+
+ (Useful for debugging only.) Run the Python debugger, :mod:`pdb`, if an
+ unhandled exception occurs while building.
+
+.. option:: -h, --help, --version
+
+ Display usage summary or Sphinx version.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+You can also give one or more filenames on the command line after the source
+and build directories. Sphinx will then try to build only these output files
+(and their dependencies).
+
+Environment Variables
+---------------------
+
+The :program:`sphinx-build` refers following environment variables:
+
+.. describe:: MAKE
+
+ A path to make command. A command name is also allowed.
+ :program:`sphinx-build` uses it to invoke sub-build process on make-mode.
+
+.. _makefile_options:
+
+.. rubric:: Makefile Options
+
+The :file:`Makefile` and :file:`make.bat` files created by
+:program:`sphinx-quickstart` usually run :program:`sphinx-build` only with the
+:option:`-b` and :option:`-d` options. However, they support the following
+variables to customize behavior:
+
+.. describe:: PAPER
+
+ This sets the ``'papersize'`` key of :confval:`latex_elements`:
+ i.e. ``PAPER=a4`` sets it to ``'a4paper'`` and ``PAPER=letter`` to
+ ``'letterpaper'``.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Usage of this environment variable got broken at Sphinx 1.5 as
+ ``a4`` or ``letter`` ended up as option to LaTeX document in
+ place of the needed ``a4paper``, resp. ``letterpaper``. Fixed at
+ 1.7.7.
+
+.. describe:: SPHINXBUILD
+
+ The command to use instead of ``sphinx-build``.
+
+.. describe:: BUILDDIR
+
+ The build directory to use instead of the one chosen in
+ :program:`sphinx-quickstart`.
+
+.. describe:: SPHINXOPTS
+
+ Additional options for :program:`sphinx-build`. These options can
+ also be set via the shortcut variable **O** (capital 'o').
+
+.. describe:: NO_COLOR
+
+ When set (regardless of value), :program:`sphinx-build` will not use color
+ in terminal output. ``NO_COLOR`` takes precedence over ``FORCE_COLOR``. See
+ `no-color.org <https://no-color.org/>`__ for other libraries supporting this
+ community standard.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 4.5.0
+
+.. describe:: FORCE_COLOR
+
+ When set (regardless of value), :program:`sphinx-build` will use color in
+ terminal output. ``NO_COLOR`` takes precedence over ``FORCE_COLOR``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 4.5.0
+
+.. _when-deprecation-warnings-are-displayed:
+
+Deprecation Warnings
+--------------------
+
+If any deprecation warning like ``RemovedInSphinxXXXWarning`` are displayed
+when building a user's document, some Sphinx extension is using deprecated
+features. In that case, please report it to author of the extension.
+
+To disable the deprecation warnings, please set ``PYTHONWARNINGS=`` environment
+variable to your environment. For example:
+
+* ``PYTHONWARNINGS= make html`` (Linux/Mac)
+* ``export PYTHONWARNINGS=`` and do ``make html`` (Linux/Mac)
+* ``set PYTHONWARNINGS=`` and do ``make html`` (Windows)
+* modify your Makefile/make.bat and set the environment variable
+
+See also
+--------
+
+:manpage:`sphinx-quickstart(1)`