# cpl publish
## Contents
- [Description](#description)
Prepares files for publish into an output directory named dist/ at the given output path and executes ```setup.py```.
cpl **publish**
cpl **p**
cpl **P**
## Description
The command can be used to publish a project of type "console" or "library".
The publish command builds the source files and then creates an ```setup.py``` with data from ```cpl.json```.
The command executes the ```setup.py``` and removes all source files with the ```setup.py``` from the 'publish/' directory.
Generated files of ```setup.py``` are in the 'publish/setup/' directory.