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CLI Reference

rendercv

Show version:

rendercv --version  

Show help:

rendercv --help        

rendercv new

Create a new CV YAML input file

rendercv new "John Doe"

Options

Option Description
--theme THEME Use a built-in theme: << available_themes >>. Default: classic
--locale LOCALE Use a locale: << available_locales >>. Default: english
--create-typst-templates Generate Typst template files for advanced customization
--create-markdown-templates Generate Markdown template files for advanced customization

rendercv render

Render a CV from a YAML file.

rendercv render John_Doe_CV.yaml

Options

All output paths are relative to the input file.

Option Short Description
--watch -w Re-render automatically when the YAML file changes
--quiet -q Suppress all output messages
--design FILE -d Load design field from a separate YAML file
--locale-catalog FILE -lc Load locale field from a separate YAML file
--settings FILE -s Load rendercv_settings field from a separate YAML file
--pdf-path PATH -pdf Custom path for PDF output
--typst-path PATH -typ Custom path for Typst source output
--markdown-path PATH -md Custom path for Markdown output
--html-path PATH -html Custom path for HTML output
--png-path PATH -png Custom path for PNG output
--dont-generate-pdf -nopdf Skip PDF generation
--dont-generate-typst -notyp Skip Typst generation (implies -nopdf, -nopng)
--dont-generate-markdown -nomd Skip Markdown generation (implies -nohtml)
--dont-generate-html -nohtml Skip HTML generation
--dont-generate-png -nopng Skip PNG generation

Overriding YAML values

Override any field in the YAML file from the command line:

rendercv render John_Doe_CV.yaml --cv.phone "+1-555-555-5555"
rendercv render John_Doe_CV.yaml --cv.sections.education.0.institution "MIT"

Useful for keeping sensitive information (phone, address) out of version control.

rendercv create-theme

Create a custom theme with Typst templates you can modify.

rendercv create-theme "mytheme"

Creates a mytheme/ directory in the current folder with all template files.