---
name: "eliom-distillery"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "eliom"
version: "9.4.0-2+b8"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eliom-distillery"
---

# eliom-distillery(1)

Scaffolding for your Eliom-projects.

## NAME

eliom-distillery - Scaffolding for your Eliom-projects.

## SYNOPSIS

**eliom-distillery** **-dir**

**eliom-distillery** **-name** *name* \[ **-template** *\<template\>* \] \[ **-target-directory** *\<dir\>* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This program generates the scaffold for your Eliom application from a template. Currently, it only supports a very simple template named "basic", but later versions will include more comprehensive templates!

Please refer to the generated README for more information on how to work with the project.

The manual on the web contains more information: http://ocsigen.org/eliom/manual/workflow-distillery.

## OPTIONS

- **-dir**

  Display the directory where templates are installed.

- **-name** *name*

  The name of project to be generated. Note well, that this must be a valid name for a compilation unit.

- **-template** *template*

  The template for the project. Currently, *basic* is the only available template.

- **-target-directory** *dir*

  Generated the project in directory \<dir\>. *name* is used by default. **eliom-distillery** will create it if it doesn't already exist.

## SEE ALSO

[**eliomc**(1)](/eliomc/1.md).

## AUTHOR

**eliom-distillery** is part of the Ocsigen-project, and written by Benedikt Becker.