# redoc-cli **[ReDoc](https://github.com/Redocly/redoc)'s Command Line Interface** ## Installation You can use `redoc-cli` by installing [the package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/redoc-cli) globally, or using [npx](https://medium.com/@maybekatz/introducing-npx-an-npm-package-runner-55f7d4bd282b). ## Usage The two following commands are available: - `redoc-cli serve [spec]` - starts the server with `spec` rendered with ReDoc. Supports a server-side rendering mode (`--ssr`) and can watch the spec (`--watch`) to automatically reload the page whenever it changes.\ Deprecated. Use `npx @redocly/openapi-cli preview-docs [spec]` - `redoc-cli bundle [spec]` - bundles `spec` and Redoc into a **zero-dependency** HTML file.\ Deprecated. Use Use "build" command instead. - `redoc-cli build [spec]` - build `spec` and Redoc into a **zero-dependency** HTML file. Some examples: - Bundle with the main color changed to `orange`:
`$ redoc-cli build [spec] --options.theme.colors.primary.main=orange` - Serve with the `nativeScrollbars` option set to true:
`$ redoc-cli serve [spec] --options.nativeScrollbars` - Bundle using a custom [Handlebars](https://handlebarsjs.com/) template (check the [default template](https://github.com/Redocly/redoc/blob/master/cli/template.hbs) for an example):
`$ redoc-cli build [spec] -t custom.hbs` - Bundle using a custom template and add custom `templateOptions`:
`$ redoc-cli build [spec] -t custom.hbs --templateOptions.metaDescription "Page meta description"` For more details, run `redoc-cli --help`.