django/docs/django-admin.txt

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The django-admin.py utility
===========================

``django-admin.py`` is Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks.
This document outlines all it can do.

The ``django-admin.py`` script should be on your system path if you installed
Django via its setup.py utility. If it's not on your path, you can find it in
``site-packages/django/bin`` within your Python installation. Consider
symlinking to it from some place on your path, such as ``/usr/local/bin``.

Usage
=====

``django-admin.py action [options]``

``action`` should be one of the actions listed in this document. ``options``,
which is optional, should be zero or more of the options listed in this
document.

Run ``django-admin.py --help`` to display a help message that includes a terse
list of all available actions and options.

Most actions take a list of "app"s. An "app," in this case, is the name of
a file containing Django models. For example, if you have a model module called
``myproject/apps/polls/pollmodels.py``, the "app" in this case would be
``"pollmodels"``.

Available actions
=================

adminindex [app app ...]
------------------------

Prints the admin-index template snippet for the given app(s).

Use admin-index template snippets if you want to customize the look and feel of
your admin's index page. See `Tutorial 2`_ for more information.

.. _Tutorial 2: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/tutorial2/

createsuperuser
---------------

Creates a superuser account interactively. It asks you for a username, e-mail
address and password.

init
----

Initializes the database with the tables and data Django needs by default.
Specifically, these are the database tables from the ``auth`` and ``core``
models.

inspectdb [dbname]
------------------

Introspects the database tables in the given database and outputs a Django
model module to standard output.

Use this if you have a legacy database with which you'd like to use Django.
The script will inspect the database and create a model for each table within
it.

This feature is meant as a shortcut, not as definitive model generation. After
you run it, you'll want to look over the generated models yourself to make
customizations. In particular, you'll need to do this:

    * Rearrange models' order, so that models that refer to other models are
      ordered properly.
    * Add primary_key=True to one field in each model. The ``inspectdb``
      doesn't yet introspect primary keys.

``inspectdb`` only works with PostgreSQL and MySQL. Foreign-key detection only
works in PostgreSQL.

install [app app ...]
---------------------

Executes the equivalent of ``sqlall`` for the given app(s).

runserver [optional port number]
--------------------------------

Starts a lightweight development Web server on the local machine. By default,
the server runs on port 8000. You can pass in a port number explicitly.

If you run this script as a user with normal privileges (recommended), you
might not have access to start a port on a low port number. Low port numbers
are reserved for superusers (root).

DO NOT USE THIS SERVER IN A PRODUCTION SETTING.

The development server automatically reloads Python code for each request, as
needed. You don't need to restart the server for code changes to take effect.

You can run as many servers as you want, as long as they're on separate ports.
Just execute ``django-admin.py runserver`` more than once.

sql [app app ...]
-----------------

Prints the CREATE TABLE SQL statements for the given app(s).

sqlall [app app ...]
--------------------

Prints the CREATE TABLE and initial-data SQL statements for the given app(s).

sqlclear [app app ...]
----------------------

Prints the DROP TABLE SQL statements for the given app(s).

sqlindexes [app app ...]
------------------------

Prints the CREATE INDEX SQL statements for the given app(s).

sqlinitialdata [app app ...]
----------------------------

Prints the initial INSERT SQL statements for the given app(s).

sqlreset [app app ...]
----------------------

Prints the DROP TABLE SQL, then the CREATE TABLE SQL, for the given app(s).

sqlsequencereset [app app ...]
------------------------------

Prints the SQL statements for resetting PostgreSQL sequences for the given
app(s).

See http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2004/04/21/postgres for more information.

startapp [appname]
------------------

Creates a Django app directory structure for the given app name in the current
directory.

startproject [projectname]
--------------------------

Creates a Django project directory structure for the given project name in the
current directory.

Available options
=================

--settings
==========

Example usage::

    django-admin.py init --settings='myproject.settings.main'

Explicitly specifies the settings module to use. The settings module should be
in Python path syntax, e.g. "myproject.settings.main". If this isn't provided,
``django-admin.py`` will use the DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable.

--help
======

Displays a help message that includes a terse list of all available actions and
options.