create-yamlresume

create-yamlresume

create-yamlresume helps you create a new YAMLResume project with a one-liner command.

Usage

With npx:

npx create-yamlresume my-resume

With npm:

npm init yamlresume my-resume

With yarn:

yarn create yamlresume my-resume

With pnpm:

pnpm create yamlresume my-resume

What it does

This tool will:

• Create a new directory with your project name
• Create a basic Node.js project structure with:
  • package.json with YAMLResume dependency and useful scripts
  • .gitignore file with appropriate excludes
  • README.md with basic usage instructions
• Install all necessary dependencies
• Create a new sample resume file using yamlresume new
• Show available commands and next steps

Project Structure

The generated project will have:

my-resume/
├── package.json          # Project configuration with yamlresume dependency
├── .gitignore            # Git ignore rules
├── README.md             # Project documentation
└── resume.yml            # Your YAML resume (filename you choose)

Available Scripts

In the generated project, you can run:

• npm run build - Build your resume to PDF
• npm run dev - Watch for changes and rebuild automatically
• npm run validate - Validate your resume against the schema
• npm run yamlresume - Run the YAMLResume CLI

Learn More

• YAMLResume Documentation
• CLI Reference
• Multi Languages
• Schema Reference
• Section Customization
• Templates