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mdBook is a command line tool designed to create books using Markdown. It is perfect for generating product or API documentation, tutorials, course materials, or any other content that benefits from a clean, easily navigable, and customizable presentation.
- Markdown Support: Write your content in Markdown, a simple and widely-used markup language.
- Search: Easily search through your book's contents.
- Syntax Highlighting: Highlight code snippets for better readability.
- Theme Customization: Customize the look and feel of your book with themes.
- Preprocessors: Use preprocessors to transform your content before rendering.
- Multiple Backends: Render your book in different formats with various backends.
- Command Line Interface: Use commands like
init
,build
,watch
,serve
,test
,clean
, andcompletions
to manage your book. - Continuous Integration: Integrate mdBook with CI pipelines for automated builds.
- Developer Friendly: Extend mdBook with custom preprocessors and backends.
mdBook is a versatile and powerful tool for anyone looking to create structured and professional-looking books or documentation. It is widely used in the Rust community, including for The Rust Programming Language book, showcasing its capability and reliability.