nginx - Is there a CLI tool for editing the configuration file?

Question

For example, I'd like to set a new or remove a virtual host in the nginx.conf configuration file without editing it directly but using a command-line tool, like:

nginx-cli add-server [options]
nginx-cli remove-server [options]

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Answer 1

I don't know if either of these will exactly fill your need, but they both offer some tools for nginx

• Nginx VHost Tools includes a tool for generating and saving a nginx config file, which might help.
• Nginx Tools has a tool for managing sites as well as minifying config files. Probably not what you're looking for, but you may the source helpful.

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Answer 2

You can use nano to open an editor for your file.

A basic example would be (unless you are running as root, you'll have to prefix the command with sudo):

nano nginx.conf

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