FAQ

Why gulp? Why not ____?

See the gulp introduction slideshow for a rundown on how gulp came to be.

Is it "gulp" or "Gulp"?

gulp is always lowercase. The only exception is in the gulp logo where gulp is capitalized.

Where can I find a list of gulp plugins?

gulp plugins always include the gulpplugin keyword. Search gulp plugins or view all plugins.

I want to write a gulp plugin, how do I get started?

See the Writing a gulp plugin wiki page for guidelines and an example to get you started.

My plugin does ____, is it doing too much?

Probably. Ask yourself:

• Is my plugin doing something that other plugins may need to do?
  • If so, that piece of functionality should be a separate plugin. Check if it already exists on npm.
• Is my plugin doing two, completely different things based on a configuration option?
  • If so, it may serve the community better to release it as two separate plugins
  • If the two tasks are different, but very closely related, it's probably OK

How should newlines be represented in plugin output?

Always use \n to prevent diff issues between operating systems.