Install GitBook on ArchLinux

Documentation available here.

Install

Install NodeJS >= 4.0.0 and npm.

pacman -S nodejs npm

Install gitbook-cli

npm install gitbook-cli -g

Fetch the latest version of GitBook. Also used to update. It takes a long time.

$ gitbook fetch latest

You can also install a specific version. First list all the available versions.

gitbook ls-remote

And select one.

gitbook fetch 3.2.3

Uninstall a version.

gitbook uninstall 3.2.3

How to use GitBook. Documentation available here.

Create a book (Initialize a folder).

gitbook init .

Preview and serve your book over HTTP.

gitbook serve

Access it on http://localhost:4000

Build the website.

gitbook build

Debugging.

gitbook build ./ --log=debug --debug

Remove files.

rm -r _book/