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======== ========
*Generate beautiful, targeted resumes from your command line or shell.* *Generate beautiful, targeted resumes from your command line or shell.*
FluentCV is a **hackable, data-driven, dev-friendly resume authoring tool** with support for HTML, Markdown, Word, PDF, plain text, smoke signal, carrier pigeon, and other arbitrary-format resumes and CVs. FluentCV is a **hackable, data-driven, dev-friendly resume authoring tool** with support for HTML, Markdown, Word, PDF, YAML, plain text, smoke signal, carrier pigeon, and other resume formats.
![](assets/fluentcv_cli_ubuntu.png) ![](assets/fluentcv_cli_ubuntu.png)
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## Features ## Features
- Runs on OS X, Linux, and Windows. - Runs on OS X, Linux, and Windows.
- Store your resume data as a durable, versionable JSON, YML, or XML document. - Store your resume data as a durable, versionable JSON or YAML document.
- Generate multiple targeted resumes in multiple formats, based on your needs. - Generate polished resumes in multiple formats without violating DRY.
- Output to HTML, PDF, Markdown, Word, JSON, YAML, XML, or a custom format. - Output to HTML, PDF, Markdown, MS Word, JSON, YAML, plain text, or XML.
- Never update one piece of information in four different resumes again. - Compatible with [FRESH][fresh], [JSON Resume][6], [FRESCA][fresca], and [FCV Desktop][7].
- Compatible with the [JSON Resume standard][6] and [authoring tools][7]. - Validate resumes against the FRESH or JSON Resume schema.
- Support for multiple input and output resumes.
- Free and open-source through the MIT license. - Free and open-source through the MIT license.
- Forthcoming: StackOverflow and LinkedIn support. - Forthcoming: StackOverflow and LinkedIn support.
- Forthcoming: More themes! - Forthcoming: More themes.
## Install ## Install
FluentCV requires a recent version of [Node.js][4] and [NPM][5]. Then: FluentCV requires a recent version of [Node.js][4] and [NPM][5]. Then:
1. (Optional, for PDF support) Install the latest official [wkhtmltopdf][3] binary for your platform. 1. Install the latest official [wkhtmltopdf][3] binary for your platform.
2. Install **fluentCV** by running `npm install fluentcv -g`. 2. Install **fluentCV** with `[sudo] npm install fluentcv -g`.
3. You're ready to go. 3. You're ready to go.
## Use ## Use
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Assuming you've got a JSON-formatted resume handy, generating resumes in different formats and combinations easy. Just run: Assuming you've got a JSON-formatted resume handy, generating resumes in different formats and combinations easy. Just run:
```bash ```bash
fluentcv [inputs] [outputs] [-t theme]. fluentcv generate [inputs] [outputs] [-t theme].
``` ```
Where `[inputs]` is one or more .json resume files, separated by spaces; `[outputs]` is one or more destination resumes, each prefaced with the `-o` option; and `[theme]` is the desired theme. For example: Where `[inputs]` is one or more .json resume files, separated by spaces; `[outputs]` is one or more destination resumes, each prefaced with the `-o` option; and `[theme]` is the desired theme. For example:
```bash ```bash
# Generate all resume formats (HTML, PDF, DOC, TXT, YML, etc.) # Generate all resume formats (HTML, PDF, DOC, TXT, YML, etc.)
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.all -t modern fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.all -t modern
# Generate a specific resume format # Generate a specific resume format
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.html fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.html
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.pdf fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.pdf
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.md fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.md
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.doc fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.doc
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.json fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.json
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.txt fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.txt
fluentcv resume.json -o out/resume.yml fluentcv generate resume.json -o out/resume.yml
# Specify 2 inputs and 3 outputs # Specify 2 inputs and 3 outputs
fluentcv in1.json in2.json -o out.html -o out.doc -o out.pdf fluentcv generate in1.json in2.json -o out.html -o out.doc -o out.pdf
``` ```
You should see something to the effect of: You should see something to the effect of:
``` ```
*** FluentCV v0.7.2 *** *** FluentCV v0.9.0 ***
Reading JSON resume: foo/resume.json Reading JSON resume: foo/resume.json
Applying MODERN Theme (7 formats) Applying MODERN Theme (7 formats)
Generating HTML resume: out/resume.html Generating HTML resume: out/resume.html
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You can specify a predefined or custom theme via the optional `-t` parameter. For a predefined theme, include the theme name. For a custom theme, include the path to the custom theme's folder. You can specify a predefined or custom theme via the optional `-t` parameter. For a predefined theme, include the theme name. For a custom theme, include the path to the custom theme's folder.
```bash ```bash
fluentcv resume.json -t modern fluentcv generate resume.json -t modern
fluentcv resume.json -t ~/foo/bar/my-custom-theme/ fluentcv generate resume.json -t ~/foo/bar/my-custom-theme/
``` ```
As of v0.7.2, available predefined themes are `modern`, `minimist`, and `hello-world`, and `compact`. As of v0.9.0, available predefined themes are `modern`, `minimist`, and `hello-world`, and `compact`.
### Merging resumes ### Merging resumes
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```bash ```bash
# Merge specific.json onto base.json and generate all formats # Merge specific.json onto base.json and generate all formats
fluentcv base.json specific.json -o resume.all fluentcv generate base.json specific.json -o resume.all
``` ```
This can be useful for overriding a base (generic) resume with information from a specific (targeted) resume. For example, you might override your generic catch-all "software developer" resume with specific details from your targeted "game developer" resume, or combine two partial resumes into a "complete" resume. Merging follows conventional [extend()][9]-style behavior and there's no arbitrary limit to how many resumes you can merge: This can be useful for overriding a base (generic) resume with information from a specific (targeted) resume. For example, you might override your generic catch-all "software developer" resume with specific details from your targeted "game developer" resume, or combine two partial resumes into a "complete" resume. Merging follows conventional [extend()][9]-style behavior and there's no arbitrary limit to how many resumes you can merge:
```bash ```bash
fluentcv in1.json in2.json in3.json in4.json -o out.html -o out.doc fluentcv generate in1.json in2.json in3.json in4.json -o out.html -o out.doc
Reading JSON resume: in1.json Reading JSON resume: in1.json
Reading JSON resume: in2.json Reading JSON resume: in2.json
Reading JSON resume: in3.json Reading JSON resume: in3.json
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```bash ```bash
# Generate out1.doc, out1.pdf, and foo.txt from me.json. # Generate out1.doc, out1.pdf, and foo.txt from me.json.
fluentcv me.json -o out1.doc -o out1.pdf -o foo.txt fluentcv generate me.json -o out1.doc -o out1.pdf -o foo.txt
``` ```
You can also omit the output file(s) and/or theme completely: You can also omit the output file(s) and/or theme completely:
```bash ```bash
# Equivalent to "fluentcv resume.json resume.all -t modern" # Equivalent to "fluentcv resume.json resume.all -t modern"
fluentcv resume.json fluentcv generate resume.json
``` ```
### Using .all ### Using .all
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```bash ```bash
# Generate all resume formats (HTML, PDF, DOC, TXT, etc.) # Generate all resume formats (HTML, PDF, DOC, TXT, etc.)
fluentcv me.json -o out/resume.all fluentcv generate me.json -o out/resume.all
``` ```
..tells FluentCV to read `me.json` and generate `out/resume.md`, `out/resume.doc`, `out/resume.html`, `out/resume.txt`, `out/resume.pdf`, and `out/resume.json`. ..tells FluentCV to read `me.json` and generate `out/resume.md`, `out/resume.doc`, `out/resume.html`, `out/resume.txt`, `out/resume.pdf`, and `out/resume.json`.
### Validating
FluentCV can also validate your resumes against either the [FRESH /
FRESCA][fresca] or [JSON Resume][6] formats. To validate one or more existing
resumes, use the `validate` command:
```bash
# Validate myresume.json against either the FRESH or JSON Resume schema.
fluentcv validate resumeA.json resumeB.json
```
FluentCV will validate each specified resume in turn:
```bash
*** FluentCV v0.9.0 ***
Validating JSON resume: resume.json (INVALID)
Validating JSON resume: resume.json (VALID)
```
### Prettifying ### Prettifying
FluentCV applies [js-beautify][10]-style HTML prettification by default to HTML-formatted resumes. To disable prettification, the `--nopretty` or `-n` flag can be used: FluentCV applies [js-beautify][10]-style HTML prettification by default to HTML-formatted resumes. To disable prettification, the `--nopretty` or `-n` flag can be used:
```bash ```bash
fluentcv resume.json out.all --nopretty fluentcv generate resume.json out.all --nopretty
``` ```
### Silent Mode ### Silent Mode
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Use `-s` or `--silent` to run in silent mode: Use `-s` or `--silent` to run in silent mode:
```bash ```bash
fluentcv resume.json -o someFile.all -s fluentcv generate resume.json -o someFile.all -s
fluentcv resume.json -o someFile.all --silent fluentcv generate resume.json -o someFile.all --silent
``` ```
## License ## License
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[8]: https://youtu.be/N9wsjroVlu8 [8]: https://youtu.be/N9wsjroVlu8
[9]: https://api.jquery.com/jquery.extend/ [9]: https://api.jquery.com/jquery.extend/
[10]: https://github.com/beautify-web/js-beautify [10]: https://github.com/beautify-web/js-beautify
[fresh]: https://github.com/fluentdesk/FRESH
[fresca]: https://github.com/fluentdesk/FRESCA