Fixed #14173 -- Added sections about contrib apps-provided commands to django-admin.py docs.

Added documentation about changepassword, pointers to GeoDjango, sitemaps and
staticfiles commands, grouped them by app.

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@14327 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37
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Ramiro Morales 2010-10-23 16:37:51 +00:00
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@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ To install the sitemap app, follow these steps:
1. Add ``'django.contrib.sitemaps'`` to your :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`
setting.
2. Make sure ``'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader'``
is in your :setting:`TEMPLATE_LOADERS` setting. It's in there by default,
so you'll only need to change this if you've changed that setting.
3. Make sure you've installed the
3. Make sure you've installed the
:mod:`sites framework <django.contrib.sites>`.
(Note: The sitemap application doesn't install any database tables. The only
@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ Pinging Google
==============
You may want to "ping" Google when your sitemap changes, to let it know to
reindex your site. The sitemaps framework provides a function to do just
reindex your site. The sitemaps framework provides a function to do just
that: :func:`django.contrib.sitemaps.ping_google()`.
.. function:: ping_google
@ -313,14 +313,14 @@ that: :func:`django.contrib.sitemaps.ping_google()`.
The :func:`ping_google` command only works if you have registered your
site with `Google Webmaster Tools`_.
.. _`Google Webmaster Tools`: http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/
One useful way to call :func:`ping_google` is from a model's ``save()``
method::
from django.contrib.sitemaps import ping_google
class Entry(models.Model):
# ...
def save(self, force_insert=False, force_update=False):
@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ each time you call ``save()``.
Pinging Google via `manage.py`
------------------------------
.. django-admin:: ping_google
.. versionadded:: 1.0
Once the sitemaps application is added to your project, you may also

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@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ Usage
.. code-block:: bash
django-admin.py <subcommand> [options]
manage.py <subcommand> [options]
django-admin.py <command> [options]
manage.py <command> [options]
``subcommand`` should be one of the subcommands listed in this document.
``command`` should be one of the commands listed in this document.
``options``, which is optional, should be zero or more of the options available
for the given subcommand.
for the given command.
Getting runtime help
--------------------
.. django-admin-option:: --help
Run ``django-admin.py help`` to display a list of all available subcommands.
Run ``django-admin.py help <subcommand>`` to display a description of the
given subcommand and a list of its available options.
Run ``django-admin.py help`` to display a list of all available commands.
Run ``django-admin.py help <command>`` to display a description of the
given command and a list of its available options.
App names
---------
Many subcommands take a list of "app names." An "app name" is the basename of
Many commands take a list of "app names." An "app name" is the basename of
the package containing your models. For example, if your ``INSTALLED_APPS``
contains the string ``'mysite.blog'``, the app name is ``blog``.
@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ Use :djadminopt:`--verbosity` to specify the amount of notification and debug in
that ``django-admin.py`` should print to the console. For more details, see the
documentation for the :djadminopt:`--verbosity` option.
Available subcommands
=====================
Available commands
==================
cleanup
-------
@ -124,34 +124,6 @@ backend. See :doc:`/topics/cache` for more information.
The :djadminopt:`--database` option can be used to specify the database
onto which the cachetable will be installed.
createsuperuser
---------------
.. django-admin:: createsuperuser
.. versionadded:: 1.0
Creates a superuser account (a user who has all permissions). This is
useful if you need to create an initial superuser account but did not
do so during ``syncdb``, or if you need to programmatically generate
superuser accounts for your site(s).
When run interactively, this command will prompt for a password for
the new superuser account. When run non-interactively, no password
will be set, and the superuser account will not be able to log in until
a password has been manually set for it.
.. django-admin-option:: --username
.. django-admin-option:: --email
The username and e-mail address for the new account can be supplied by
using the ``--username`` and ``--email`` arguments on the command
line. If either of those is not supplied, ``createsuperuser`` will prompt for
it when running interactively.
This command is only available if Django's :doc:`authentication system
</topics/auth>` (``django.contrib.auth``) is installed.
dbshell
-------
@ -175,7 +147,6 @@ manually.
The :djadminopt:`--database` option can be used to specify the database
onto which to open a shell.
diffsettings
------------
@ -325,7 +296,6 @@ only works in PostgreSQL and with certain types of MySQL tables.
The :djadminopt:`--database` option may be used to specify the
database to introspect.
loaddata <fixture fixture ...>
------------------------------
@ -878,7 +848,7 @@ templates.
Use ``--addrport`` to specify a different port, or IP address and port, from
the default of 127.0.0.1:8000. This value follows exactly the same format and
serves exactly the same function as the argument to the ``runserver`` subcommand.
serves exactly the same function as the argument to the ``runserver`` command.
Examples:
@ -908,10 +878,113 @@ validate
Validates all installed models (according to the ``INSTALLED_APPS`` setting)
and prints validation errors to standard output.
Commands provided by applications
=================================
Some commands are only available when the ``django.contrib`` application that
:doc:`implements </howto/custom-management-commands>` them has been
:setting:`enabled <INSTALLED_APPS>`. This section describes them grouped by
their application.
``django.contrib.auth``
-----------------------
changepassword
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. django-admin:: changepassword
.. versionadded:: 1.2
This command is only available if Django's :doc:`authentication system
</topics/auth>` (``django.contrib.auth``) is installed.
Allows changing a user's password. It prompts you to enter twice the password of
the user given as parameter. If they both match, the new password will be
changed immediately. If you do not supply a user, the command will attempt to
change the password whose username matches the current user.
Example usage::
django-admin.py changepassword ringo
createsuperuser
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. django-admin:: createsuperuser
.. versionadded:: 1.0
This command is only available if Django's :doc:`authentication system
</topics/auth>` (``django.contrib.auth``) is installed.
Creates a superuser account (a user who has all permissions). This is
useful if you need to create an initial superuser account but did not
do so during ``syncdb``, or if you need to programmatically generate
superuser accounts for your site(s).
When run interactively, this command will prompt for a password for
the new superuser account. When run non-interactively, no password
will be set, and the superuser account will not be able to log in until
a password has been manually set for it.
.. django-admin-option:: --username
.. django-admin-option:: --email
The username and e-mail address for the new account can be supplied by
using the ``--username`` and ``--email`` arguments on the command
line. If either of those is not supplied, ``createsuperuser`` will prompt for
it when running interactively.
``django.contrib.gis``
----------------------
ogrinspect
~~~~~~~~~~
This command is only available if :doc:`GeoDjango </ref/contrib/gis/index>`
(``django.contrib.gis``) is installed.
Please refer to its :djadmin:`description <ogrinspect>` in the GeoDjango
documentation.
``django.contrib.sitemaps``
---------------------------
ping_google
~~~~~~~~~~~
This command is only available if the :doc:`Sitemaps framework
</ref/contrib/sitemaps>` (``django.contrib.sitemaps``) is installed.
Please refer to its :djadmin:`description <ping_google>` in the Sitemaps
documentation.
``django.contrib.staticfiles``
------------------------------
collectstatic
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This command is only available if the :doc:`static files application
</howto/static-files>` (``django.contrib.staticfiles``) is installed.
Please refer to its :djadmin:`description <collectstatic>` in the
:doc:`staticfiles </ref/contrib/staticfiles>` documentation.
findstatic
~~~~~~~~~~
This command is only available if the :doc:`static files application
</howto/static-files>` (``django.contrib.staticfiles``) is installed.
Please refer to its :djadmin:`description <findstatic>` in the :doc:`staticfiles
</ref/contrib/staticfiles>` documentation.
Default options
===============
Although some subcommands may allow their own custom options, every subcommand
Although some commands may allow their own custom options, every command
allows for the following options:
.. django-admin-option:: --pythonpath

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@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ Authentication support is bundled as a Django application in
2. Run the command ``manage.py syncdb``.
Note that the default :file:`settings.py` file created by
:djadmin:`django-admin.py startproject` includes ``'django.contrib.auth'`` and
``'django.contrib.contenttypes'`` in :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` for convenience.
If your :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` already contains these apps, feel free to run
:djadmin:`manage.py syncdb` again; you can run that command as many times as
you'd like, and each time it'll only install what's needed.
:djadmin:`django-admin.py startproject <startproject>` includes
``'django.contrib.auth'`` and ``'django.contrib.contenttypes'`` in
:setting:`INSTALLED_APPS` for convenience. If your :setting:`INSTALLED_APPS`
already contains these apps, feel free to run :djadmin:`manage.py syncdb
<syncdb>` again; you can run that command as many times as you'd like, and each
time it'll only install what's needed.
The :djadmin:`syncdb` command creates the necessary database tables, creates
permission objects for all installed apps that need 'em, and prompts you to
@ -358,8 +359,8 @@ Changing passwords
.. versionadded:: 1.2
The ``manage.py changepassword`` command was added.
:djadmin:`manage.py changepassword <username>` offers a method of
changing a User's password from the command line. It prompts you to
:djadmin:`manage.py changepassword *username* <changepassword>` offers a method
of changing a User's password from the command line. It prompts you to
change the password of a given user which you must enter twice. If
they both match, the new password will be changed immediately. If you
do not supply a user, the command will attempt to change the password

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@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ in different circumstances.
Running tests
=============
Once you've written tests, run them using the :djadmin:`test` subcommand of
Once you've written tests, run them using the :djadmin:`test` command of
your project's ``manage.py`` utility::
$ ./manage.py test