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@@ -8,29 +8,14 @@ I created it because I wanted a very, very simple way to post entries to a blog
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You can see it live here: [read the initial blog post](https://web.archive.org/web/20130520204024/http://mmb.pcb.ub.es/~carlesfe/blog/creating-a-simple-blog-system-with-a-500-line-bash-script.html). That page was 100% generated using bashblog, no additional tweaking.
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-Features
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-- No installation required. Download `bb.sh` and start blogging.
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-- Ultra simple usage: Just type a post with your favorite editor and the script does the rest. No templating.
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-- All content is static. You only need shell access to a machine with a public web folder.
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- *Tip: advanced users could mount a remote public folder via `ftpfs` and run this script locally*
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-- Allows drafts, includes a simple but clean stylesheet, generates the RSS file automatically.
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-- Support for tags/categories
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-- Support for Markdown, Disqus comments, Twitter, Feedburner, Google Analytics.
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-- GNU/Linux, BSD and OSX compatible out of the box (no need for GNU `coreutils` on a Mac)
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-- Everything stored in a single 700-line bash script, how cool is that?! ;)
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Usage
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-Copy bb.sh into a public folder (for example, `$HOME/public_html/blog`) and run
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+Download the code and copy bb.sh into a public folder (for example, `$HOME/public_html/blog`) and run
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./bb.sh
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-This will show the available commands. If the file is not executable, you can either `chmod +x bb.sh`
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-or run it with `bash bb.sh`
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+This will show the available commands. If the file is not executable, type `chmod +x bb.sh` and retry.
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**Before creating your first post, you may want to configure the blog settings (title, author, etc).
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Read the Configuration section below for more information**
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@@ -38,11 +23,31 @@ Read the Configuration section below for more information**
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To create your first post, just run:
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./bb.sh post
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+Or, if you prefer Markdown over HTML:
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+ ./bb.sh post -m
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+The script will handle the rest.
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When you're done, access the public URL for that folder (e.g. `http://server.com/~username/blog`)
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and you should see the index file and a new page for that post!
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+Features
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+--------
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+
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+- No installation required. Download `bb.sh` and start blogging.
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+- Ultra simple usage: Just type a post with your favorite editor and the script does the rest. No templating.
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+- All content is static. You only need shell access to a machine with a public web folder.
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+ *Tip: advanced users could mount a remote public folder via `ftpfs` and run this script locally*
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+- Allows drafts, includes a simple but clean stylesheet, generates the RSS file automatically.
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+- Support for tags/categories
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+- Support for Markdown, Disqus comments, Twitter, Feedburner, Google Analytics.
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+- GNU/Linux, BSD and OSX compatible out of the box (no need for GNU `coreutils` on a Mac)
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+- Everything stored in a single 700-line bash script, how cool is that?! ;)
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Configuration
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