# export-html — Export System Description as HTML
## Synopsis
`machinery export-html` -d | --html-dir=DIRECTORY NAME
--force
`machinery` help export-html
## Description
The `export-html` subcommand exports a stored system description as HTML.
## Arguments
* `NAME` (required):
Name of the system description.
## Options
* `-d DIRECTORY`, `--html-dir=DIRECTORY` (required):
Write the HTML page and assets to this directory. The directory will
be created if it does not exist yet.
* `--force` (optional):
Delete the directory if it exists and recreate it.
## Examples
* Export the `myhost` system description to `/tmp/myhost-html`:
$ `machinery` export-html --html-dir=/tmp myhost