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# CLI Overview

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Engrave keeps the command line small on purpose. Most people only need three commands:

- `engrave build` for one-off builds
- `engrave watch` for rebuild-on-save workflows
- `engrave server` for local preview during development

## Choose the right command

### `engrave build`

Use this when you want static output written to a destination directory.

    engrave build site build

### `engrave watch`

Use this when you want Engrave to keep rebuilding in the background without starting a local web server.

    engrave watch site build

### `engrave server`

Use this when you want a local preview server alongside automatic rebuilds.

    engrave server site build

## Need the full CLI?

The docs stay intentionally short. For the exact options available in your installed version, use:

    engrave --help
    engrave build --help
    engrave watch --help
    engrave server --help

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