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# Command Line Tool
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2015-09-25 04:19:14 +08:00
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mdBook can be used either as a command line tool or a [Rust crate](https://crates.io/crates/mdbook).
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Let's focus on the command line tool capabilities first.
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## Install
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At the moment, the only way to install mdBook is by downloading the source code from Github and building it yourself. Fortunately
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this is made very easy with Cargo.
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If you haven't already, you should begin by installing [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/install.html) and [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
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Open your terminal and navigate to the directory of you choice. We need to clone the git repository and then build it with Cargo.
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```
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git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/azerupi/mdBook.git
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cd mdBook
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cargo build --release
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```
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The executable `mdbook` will be in the `./target/release` folder, this should be added to the path.
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