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authorRyan <fauxpark@gmail.com>2025-02-01 21:19:30 +1100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2025-02-01 21:19:30 +1100
commit273d8d6a1a6badb8d9b473954f16a0fbbe671987 (patch)
tree0d2558d1d8ae2ce22c5b6702abc5315c607e2c12 /docs
parentff09b921f1c2160abe05c1fdbd38f25f64b6c7bd (diff)
`qmk docs`: restore `--port` and `--browser` arguments (#24623)
* `qmk docs`: restore `--port` and `--browser` arguments * Make docs command args always a list
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-rw-r--r--docs/cli_commands.md15
-rw-r--r--docs/contributing.md4
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/docs/cli_commands.md b/docs/cli_commands.md
index 4cd5ae98c3..d17b0eda23 100644
--- a/docs/cli_commands.md
+++ b/docs/cli_commands.md
@@ -723,23 +723,26 @@ Now open your dev environment and live a squiggly-free life.
## `qmk docs`
-This command starts a local HTTP server which you can use for browsing or improving the docs. Default port is 5173.
+This command starts a local HTTP server which you can use for browsing or improving the docs, and provides live reload capability whilst editing. Default port is 8936.
+Use the `-b`/`--browser` flag to automatically open the local webserver in your default browser.
-This command requires `node` and `yarn` to be installed as prerequisites, and provides live reload capability whilst editing.
+Requires `node` and `yarn` to be installed as prerequisites.
**Usage**:
```
-usage: qmk docs [-h]
+usage: qmk docs [-h] [-b] [-p PORT]
options:
- -h, --help show this help message and exit
+ -h, --help show this help message and exit
+ -b, --browser Open the docs in the default browser.
+ -p, --port PORT Port number to use.
```
## `qmk generate-docs`
-This command allows you to generate QMK documentation locally. It can be uses for general browsing or improving the docs.
-Use the `-s`/`--serve` flag to also serve the static site once built. Default port is 4173.
+This command generates QMK documentation for production.
+Use the `-s`/`--serve` flag to also serve the static site on port 4173 once built. Note that this does not provide live reloading; use `qmk docs` instead for development purposes.
This command requires `node` and `yarn` to be installed as prerequisites, and requires the operating system to support symlinks.
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index bbb1997a6f..70a00b706d 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ enum my_keycodes {
Before opening a pull request, you can preview your changes if you have set up the development environment by running this command from the `qmk_firmware/` folder:
```
-qmk docs
+qmk docs -b
```
-and navigating to `http://localhost:5173/`.
+Which should automatically open your browser; otherwise, navigate to `http://localhost:8936/`.
## Keyboards