---
name: "sphinx-multiversion"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sphinx-multiversion"
version: "0.2.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sphinx-multiversion"
---

# sphinx-multiversion(1)

add support for multiple version to sphinx

## NAME

sphinx-multiversion - add support for multiple version to sphinx

## SYNOPSIS

   sphinx‐multiversion \[POSITION\] \[argument\]

## DESCRIPTION

   sphinx‐multiversion  ‐ Sphinx extension for building self‐hosted versioned documenta‐\
    tion. Aims to provide a clean implementation that tries to avoid messing with Sphinx\
    internals as much as possible.

## USAGE

a) sphinx‐multiversion \[‐h\] \[‐d\]

b) sphinx‐multiversion \[‐c PATCH\] \[‐C\]

c) sphinx‐multiversion \[‐D setting=value\]\[‐‐dump‐metadata\]

d) sphinx‐multiversion \[sourcedir\] \[outputdir\] \[filenames ...\]

## OPTIONS

a) sphinx‐multiversion ‐h\
    show this help message and exit

b) sphinx‐multiversion ‐c PATH\
    path where configuration file (conf.py) is located (default: same as SOURCEDIR)

c) sphinx‐multiversion ‐C\
    use no config file at all, only ‐D options

d) sphinx‐multiversion ‐D setting=value\
    override a setting in configuration file

e) sphinx‐multiversion ‐‐dump‐metadata\
    dump generated metadata and exit

## CONFIGURATION

   sphinx‐multiversion reads your Sphinx conf.py file for configuration. As usual,\
    you can also override certain options by using ‐D var=value on the command line.\
    his is what the default configuration looks like:

a) Whitelist pattern for tags (set to None to ignore all tags)\
    smv\_tag\_whitelist = \\r\\/’\\^.\*\\$\\/’

b) Whitelist pattern for branches (set to None to  ignore  all branches)\
    smv\_branch\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^.\*\\$\\/’

c)  Whitelist pattern for remotes (set to None to use local branches only)\
     smv\_remote\_whitelist = None

d) Pattern for released versions\
    smv\_released\_pattern = r\\/’\\^tags/.\*\\$\\/’

e) Format for versioned output directories  inside  the  build directory\
    smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{ref.name}\\/’

f) etermines whether remote  or local git branches/tags are preferred if their output dirs conflict\
    smv\_prefer\_remote\_refs = False

   Note:\
    You can check which tags/branches are matched by running sphinx‐multiversion with\
    the ‐‐dump‐metadata flag. Branches or tags that don’t contain both the sphinx source\
    directory and the conf.py file will be skipped automatically. You can override all of\
    these values inside your conf.py.

## EXAMPLES

Tag/Branch/Remote whitelists

Tags, Branches and Remotes are included by Regular Expressions Here are  some  exam‐ ples:

a) smv\_tag\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^.\*\\$\\/’ #Include all tags

b) smv\_tag\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^v+.+\\$\\/’ # Include tags like \\"v2.1\\"

c) smv\_branch\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^.\*\\$\\/’ #Include all branches

d) smv\_branch\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^(?!master).\*\\$\\/’ #Include all branches except \\"master\\"

e) smv\_remote\_whitelist = None Only #use local branches

f) smv\_remote\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^.\*\\$\\/’  #Use branches from all remotes

g) smv\_remote\_whitelist = r\\/’\\^(origin\|upstream)\\$\\/’ #Use branches from origin and upstream

Note:\
    To list values to match, you can use git branch, git  tag  and git remote

Release Pattern

A  Regular Expression is used to determine if a version of the\
    documentation has been released or if it’s  a  development  version. To allow more\
    flexibility, the regex is evaluated over the full refname.

   Here are some examples:

a) smv\_released\_pattern = \\r\\/’\\^tags/.\*\\$\\/’ #Tags only

b) smv\_released\_pattern = \\r\\/’\\^heads/+.+\\$\\/’ #Branches like \\"2.1\\"

c) smv\_released\_pattern = \\r\\/’\\^(tags/.\*\|heads/+.+)\\$\\/’ # Branches like \\"2.1\\" and all tags

d) smv\_released\_pattern = \\r\\/’\\^(heads\|remotes/\[\\^/\]+)/(?!:master).\*\\$\\/’\
       Everything except master branch

   Note:\
    To list all refnames, you can use:\
    git for‐each‐ref ‐‐format \\"%(refname)\\" \| sed \\/’s/\\^refs//g\\/’

   Output Directory Format

   Each version  will  be built into a separate subdirectory of the Sphinx output direc‐\
    tory. The smv\_outputdir\_format setting determines the directory  structure for the\
    subdirectories.  It  is  a  new‐style Python formatting string with two parameters \
    ‐ ref and config.

   Here are some examples:

a) smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{ref.name}\\/’ #Use the branch/tag name

b) smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{ref.commit}\\/’ # Use the commit hash

c) smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{ref.commit:.7s}\\/’ # Use the commit hash truncated to 7 characters

d)  smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{ref.refname}\\/’ #Use the full refname

e) smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{ref.source}/{ref.name}\\/’ # Equivalent to the previous example

f) smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’versions/{config.release}\\/’ #Use \\"versions\\" as parent directory\
    and the \\"release\\" variable from conf.py

g) smv\_outputdir\_format = \\/’{config.version}/{ref.name}\\/’ #Use  the  version  from conf.py as\
    parent directory and the branch/tag name as subdirectory

   Overriding Configuration Variables

   You can override configuration variables the  same  way as you’re used to with sphinx‐\
    build. Since sphinx‐multiversion copies the branch data into a temporary directory and\
    builds them there while leaving the current working directory unchanged, relative\
    paths in your conf.py will refer to the path of the version you’re building from,\
    not the path of the version you are trying to build documentation for.

   Sometimes it might be necessary to override the configured path via a command line\
    override. sphinx‐multiversion allows you to insert placeholders into your override\
    strings that will automatically be replaced with the correct value for  the  version\
    you’re building the documentation for.

   Here’s an example for the exhale  extension:   sphinx‐multiversion docs build/html ‐D\
    \\exhale\_args.containmentFolder=\\$\
     Note:

   Make sure to enclose  the  override string in single quotes (\\/’) to prevent the shell\
    from  treating it as an environment variable and replacing it before it’s passed to\
    sphinx‐multiversion. To  see a list of available placeholder names and their values\
    for each version  you can use the ‐‐dump‐metadata flag.

## SEE ALSO

   Have a look at PyFormat for information how to use  new‐style Python formatting.

## AUTHOR

   Jan Holthuis jan.holthuis@ruhr‐uni‐bochum.de ⟨mailto:jan.holthuis@ruhr‐uni‐\
    bochum.de⟩ Based on https://github.com/Holzhaus/sphinx‐ multiversion/blob/mas‐\
    ter/README.md.

   Josenilson Ferreira da Silva  nilsonfsilva@hotmail.com ⟨mailto:nilsonfsilva@hot‐\
    mail.com⟩ Created this man‐page on markdown, and used go‐md2man to generate the man‐\
    ual file.