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diff --git a/doc/man/sphinx-autogen.rst b/doc/man/sphinx-autogen.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cad22bf --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/sphinx-autogen.rst @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +sphinx-autogen +============== + +Synopsis +-------- + +**sphinx-autogen** [*options*] <sourcefile> ... + +Description +----------- + +:program:`sphinx-autogen` is a tool for automatic generation of Sphinx sources +that, using the :rst:dir:`autodoc` extension, document items included in +:rst:dir:`autosummary` listing(s). + +*sourcefile* is the path to one or more reStructuredText documents containing +:rst:dir:`autosummary` entries with the ``:toctree::`` option set. *sourcefile* +can be an :py:mod:`fnmatch`-style pattern. + +Options +------- + +.. program:: sphinx-autogen + +.. option:: -o <outputdir> + + Directory to place the output file. If it does not exist, it is created. + Defaults to the value passed to the ``:toctree:`` option. + +.. option:: -s <suffix>, --suffix <suffix> + + Default suffix to use for generated files. Defaults to ``rst``. + +.. option:: -t <templates>, --templates <templates> + + Custom template directory. Defaults to ``None``. + +.. option:: -i, --imported-members + + Document imported members. + +.. option:: -a, --respect-module-all + + Document exactly the members in a module's ``__all__`` attribute. + +Example +------- + +Given the following directory structure:: + + docs + ├── index.rst + └── ... + foobar + ├── foo + │ └── __init__.py + └── bar + ├── __init__.py + └── baz + └── __init__.py + +and assuming ``docs/index.rst`` contained the following: + +.. code-block:: rst + + Modules + ======= + + .. autosummary:: + :toctree: modules + + foobar.foo + foobar.bar + foobar.bar.baz + +If you run the following: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ PYTHONPATH=. sphinx-autogen docs/index.rst + +then the following stub files will be created in ``docs``:: + + docs + ├── index.rst + └── modules + ├── foobar.bar.rst + ├── foobar.bar.baz.rst + └── foobar.foo.rst + +and each of those files will contain a :rst:dir:`autodoc` directive and some +other information. + +See also +-------- + +:manpage:`sphinx-build(1)`, :manpage:`sphinx-apidoc(1)` |