Bobo – minimalist static site generator

Bobo is a minimalist static site generator written in around 120 lines of POSIX shell and awk.

It converts Markdown articles and pages into a static website using a simple HTML template.

The software follows the KISS principle and has few dependencies. It includes scripts for creating a new site, generating its HTML files and running a local development server.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Written in POSIX shell and awk.
• Generates static websites from Markdown content.
• Supports separate articles and static pages.
• Copies stylesheets, images, fonts and other resources into the generated website.
• Uses a customizable HTML page template.
• Creates a blog index from article titles and dates.
• Includes a local development server powered by BusyBox.
• Supports alternative Markdown converters through a configurable command.

Website: github.com/cristianrz/bobo
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Developer: Cristian Ariza
License: BSD 3-Clause License

Bobo is written in Awk. Learn Awk with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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