---
name: "kid"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python-kid"
version: "0.9.6-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kid"
---

# kid(1)

manual page for Kid 0.7a

## NAME

Kid - manual page for Kid 0.7a

## SYNOPSIS

**kid** \[*options*\] *file* \[*args*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Expand a Kid template file.

options:

**-e** enc, **--encoding**=*enc*

-

  Specify the output character encoding. Default: utf-8

**-o** outfile, **--output**=*outfile*

-

  Specify the output file. Default: standard output

**-s** host:port, **--server**=*host*:port

-

  Specify the server address if you want to start the HTTP server. Instead of the Kid template, you can specify a base directory.

**-h**, **--help**

-

  Print this help message and exit.

**-V**, **--version**

-

  Print the Kid version number and exit.

### file:

-

  filename of the Kid template.

### args:

-

  key=value or other arguments passed to the template.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **Kid** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **Kid** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info Kid**

should give you access to the complete manual.