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Add incremental build option to Jekyll serve command
SuperCowProducts Jun 30, 2026
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Reword instructions
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Expand Up @@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ npm install # Node packages (for the gulp/scss wo
make fetch_upstream_files # Python, R, Julia, Matlab, C#, and F# tutorial content
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4. Serve the Jekyll application: `bundle exec jekyll serve --config _config_dev.yml`.
4. Serve the Jekyll application (the initial build may take a while): `bundle exec jekyll serve --incremental --config _config_dev.yml`.

5. Visit the pages at: [http://localhost:4000/](http://localhost:4000)

**Note** The default development configuration (`_config_dev.yml`) excludes `_posts/plotly_js` and `_posts/python-v3` for faster builds. If you want to include or exclude different folders, copy `_config_dev.yml`, rename it `_config_personal.yml`, and modify the `exclude` statement.

- If you name the Jekyll configuration file `_config_personal.yml`, it will be caught by the `.gitignore` file and not committed to version control.
- Run `bundle exec jekyll serve --config _config_personal.yml` to use the custom configuration file
- Run `bundle exec jekyll serve --incremental --config _config_personal.yml` to use the custom configuration file

- Example configuration that loads **only** the JavaScript posts:
```yml
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