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Add html-webpack-plugin documentation
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title: html-webpack-plugin
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contributors:
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- ampedandwired
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- simon04
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---
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The [html-webpack-plugin](https://github.com/ampedandwired/html-webpack-plugin) simplifies creation of HTML files to serve your
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webpack bundles. This is especially useful for webpack bundles that include
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a hash in the filename which changes every compilation. You can either let the plugin generate an HTML file for you, supply
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your own template using [lodash templates](https://lodash.com/docs#template), or use your own [loader](/loaders).
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## Installation
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```
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$ npm install html-webpack-plugin --save-dev
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```
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## Basic Usage
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The plugin will generate an HTML5 file for you that includes all your webpack
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bundles in the body using `script` tags. Just add the plugin to your webpack
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config as follows:
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```javascript
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var HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
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var webpackConfig = {
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entry: 'index.js',
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output: {
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path: 'dist',
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filename: 'index_bundle.js'
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},
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plugins: [new HtmlWebpackPlugin()]
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};
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```
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This will generate a file `dist/index.html` containing the following:
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```html
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html>
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<title>Webpack App</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<script src="index_bundle.js"></script>
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</body>
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</html>
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```
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If you have multiple webpack entry points, they will all be included with `script`
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tags in the generated HTML.
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If you have any CSS assets in webpack's output (for example, CSS extracted
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with the [ExtractTextPlugin](/plugins/extract-text-webpack-plugin))
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then these will be included with `<link>` tags in the HTML head.
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## Configuration
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For all configuration options, please see the
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[plugin documentation](https://github.com/ampedandwired/html-webpack-plugin#configuration).
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## Third party addons
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The plugin supports addons. For a list see the
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[documentation](https://github.com/ampedandwired/html-webpack-plugin#third-party-addons).

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