# phpdox > A PHP documentation generator. > More information: . - Display an annotated skeleton configuration XML file: `phpdox --skel` - Generate documentation for the current working directory: `phpdox` - Generate documentation using a specific configuration file: `phpdox {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/phpdox.xml}}` - Only run the metadata collection process: `phpdox {{[-c|--collector]}}` - Only run the documentation generator process: `phpdox {{[-g|--generator]}}`