how-to-use-gitbook.md

How to use GitBook?

1. GitBook Toolchain Installation

npm install gitbook-cli -g

Refer to GitBook Toolchain Documentation for details.

2. Workflow

1. Create a free account on GitBook.
2. Create a new book on GitBook, for example: my-first-book
3. Open a terminal, and run following commands:

git clone https://git.gitbook.com/feici02/my-first-book.git
cd my-first-book
gitbook serve

1. The book is served at: http://localhost:4000
2. Make some changes to this book, for example: add a new chapter.
3. Run following commands to check-in your changes:

git add -A
git commit -m "add a new chapter"

1. Run following commands to push your changes to GitBook:

git push -u origin master

1. The book is served on GitBook.