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.TH "django-admin.py" "1" "March 2008" "Django Project" ""
.SH "NAME"
django\-admin.py \- Utility script for the Django web framework
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B django\-admin.py
.I <action>
.B [options]
.sp
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This utility script provides commands for creation and maintenance of Django
projects and apps.
.sp
With the exception of
.BI startproject,
all commands listed below can also be performed with the
.BI manage.py
script found at the top level of each Django project directory.
.sp
.SH "ACTIONS"
.TP
.BI cleanup
Cleans out old data from the database (only expired sessions at the moment).
.TP
.BI "compilemessages [" "\-\-locale=LOCALE" "]"
Compiles .po files to .mo files for use with builtin gettext support.
.TP
.BI "createcachetable [" "tablename" "]"
Creates the table needed to use the SQL cache backend
.TP
.B dbshell
Runs the command\-line client for the current
.BI DATABASE_ENGINE.
.TP
.B diffsettings
Displays differences between the current
.B settings.py
and Django's default settings. Settings that don't appear in the defaults are
followed by "###".
.TP
.B inspectdb
Introspects the database tables in the database specified in settings.py and outputs a Django
model module.
.TP
.BI "install [" "appname ..." "]"
Executes
.B sqlall
for the given app(s) in the current database.
.TP
.BI "makemessages [" "\-\-locale=LOCALE" "] [" "\-\-domain=DOMAIN" "] [" "\-\-extension=EXTENSION" "] [" "\-\-all" "]"
Runs over the entire source tree of the current directory and pulls out all
strings marked for translation. It creates (or updates) a message file in the
conf/locale (in the django tree) or locale (for project and application) directory.
.TP
.BI "reset [" "appname ..." "]"
Executes
.B sqlreset
for the given app(s) in the current database.
.TP
.BI "runfcgi [" "KEY=val" "] [" "KEY=val" "] " "..."
Runs this project as a FastCGI application. Requires flup. Use
.B runfcgi help
for help on the KEY=val pairs.
.TP
.BI "runserver [" "\-\-noreload" "] [" "\-\-adminmedia=ADMIN_MEDIA_PATH" "] [" "port|ipaddr:port" "]"
Starts a lightweight Web server for development.
.TP
.BI "shell [" "\-\-plain" "]"
Runs a Python interactive interpreter. Tries to use IPython, if it's available.
The
.BI \-\-plain
option forces the use of the standard Python interpreter even when IPython is
installed.
.TP
.BI "sql [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the CREATE TABLE SQL statements for the given app name(s).
.TP
.BI "sqlall [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the CREATE TABLE, initial\-data and CREATE INDEX SQL statements for the
given model module name(s).
.TP
.BI "sqlclear [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the DROP TABLE SQL statements for the given app name(s).
.TP
.BI "sqlindexes [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the CREATE INDEX SQL statements for the given model module name(s).
.TP
.BI "sqlinitialdata [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the initial INSERT SQL statements for the given app name(s).
.TP
.BI "sqlreset [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the DROP TABLE SQL, then the CREATE TABLE SQL, for the given app
name(s).
.TP
.BI "sqlsequencereset [" "appname ..." "]"
Prints the SQL statements for resetting PostgreSQL sequences for the
given app name(s).
.TP
.BI "startapp [" "appname" "]"
Creates a Django app directory structure for the given app name in
the current directory.
.TP
.BI "startproject [" "projectname" "]"
Creates a Django project directory structure for the given project name
in the current directory.
.TP
.BI syncdb
Creates the database tables for all apps in INSTALLED_APPS whose tables
haven't already been created.
.TP
.BI "test [" "\-\-verbosity" "] [" "appname ..." "]"
Runs the test suite for the specified applications, or the entire project if
no apps are specified
.TP
.BI validate
Validates all installed models.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.I \-\-version
Show program's version number and exit.
.TP
.I \-h, \-\-help
Show this help message and exit.
.TP
.I \-\-settings=SETTINGS
Python path to settings module, e.g. "myproject.settings.main". If
this isn't provided, the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable
will be used.
.TP
.I \-\-pythonpath=PYTHONPATH
Lets you manually add a directory the Python path,
e.g. "/home/djangoprojects/myproject".
.TP
.I \-\-plain
Use plain Python, not IPython, for the "shell" command.
.TP
.I \-\-noinput
Do not prompt the user for input.
.TP
.I \-\-noreload
Disable the development server's auto\-reloader.
.TP
.I \-\-verbosity=VERBOSITY
Verbosity level: 0=minimal output, 1=normal output, 2=all output.
.TP
.I \-\-adminmedia=ADMIN_MEDIA_PATH
Specifies the directory from which to serve admin media when using the development server.
.TP
.I \-l, \-\-locale=LOCALE
The locale to process when using makemessages or compilemessages.
.TP
.I \-d, \-\-domain=DOMAIN
The domain of the message files (default: "django") when using makemessages.
.TP
.I \-e, \-\-extension=EXTENSION
The file extension(s) to examine (default: ".html", separate multiple
extensions with commas, or use -e multiple times).
.TP
.I \-a, \-\-all
Process all available locales when using makemessages..SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.TP
.I DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
In the absence of the
.BI \-\-settings
option, this environment variable defines the settings module to be read.
It should be in Python-import form, e.g. "myproject.settings".
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Full descriptions of all these options, with examples, as well as documentation
for the rest of the Django framework, can be found on the Django site:
.sp
.I http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/
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or in the distributed documentation.
.SH "AUTHORS/CREDITS"
Originally developed at World Online in Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Refer to the
AUTHORS file in the Django distribution for contributors.
.sp
.SH "LICENSE"
New BSD license. For the full license text refer to the LICENSE file in the
Django distribution.