# gulp documentation

* [Getting Started](getting-started.md) - How to get going with gulp
* [API documentation](API.md) - Learn the ins and outs of using gulp
* [CLI documentation](CLI.md) - Learn how to call tasks and use compilers
* [Writing a Plugin](writing-a-plugin/README.md) - So you're writing a gulp plugin? Go here for the essential dos and don'ts.
* [Spanish documentation][SpanishDocs] - gulp en Español.
* [Simplified Chinese documentation][SimplifiedChineseDocs] - gulp 简体中文文档.
* [Korean documentation][KoreanDocs] - gulp 한국어 참조 문서.


## FAQ

See the [FAQ](FAQ.md) for the answers to commonly asked questions.


## Recipes

The community has written [recipes](recipes#recipes) for common gulp use-cases.


## Still got questions?

Post on [StackOverflow with a #gulp tag](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/gulp), or come chat with us in [#gulpjs](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=gulpjs) on [Freenode](http://freenode.net/).


## Books
* [Developing a gulp Edge](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781939902146.do)


## Articles
* [Tagtree intro to gulp video](http://tagtree.tv/gulp)
* [Introduction to node.js streams](https://github.com/substack/stream-handbook)
* [Video introduction to node.js streams](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgEuZ52OZtU)
* [Getting started with gulp (by @markgdyr)](http://markgoodyear.com/2014/01/getting-started-with-gulp/)
* [A cheatsheet for gulp](https://github.com/osscafe/gulp-cheatsheet)
* [Why you shouldn’t create a gulp plugin (or, how to stop worrying and learn to love existing node packages)](http://blog.overzealous.com/post/74121048393/why-you-shouldnt-create-a-gulp-plugin-or-how-to-stop)
* [Inspiration (slides) about why gulp was made](http://slid.es/contra/gulp)
* [Building With Gulp](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/06/11/building-with-gulp/)
* [Gulp - The Basics (screencast)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwSLFai8ovQ)
* [Get started with gulp (video series)](http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRk95HPmOM6PN-G1xyKj9q6ap_dc9Yckm)
* [Optimize your web code with gulp](http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/optimise-your-web-code-with-gulp-js)
* [Automate Your Tasks Easily with Gulp.js ](https://scotch.io/tutorials/automate-your-tasks-easily-with-gulp-js)


## Examples

- [Web Starter Kit gulpfile](https://github.com/google/web-starter-kit/blob/master/gulpfile.babel.js)


## License

All the documentation is covered by the CC0 license *(do whatever you want with it - public domain)*.

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To the extent possible under law, [Fractal](http://wearefractal.com) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.

[SpanishDocs]: https://github.com/bucaran/gulp-docs-es
[SimplifiedChineseDocs]: https://github.com/lisposter/gulp-docs-zh-cn
[KoreanDocs]: https://github.com/preco21/gulp-docs-ko