Changing the location of the index.html file in Doxygen output

Question

I'm using Doxygen to create html output.

I'd like to customize the output so that the index.html file could be more noticeable, since at the moment it is buried half way down a huge list of files in the html output folder.

For example, if it were moved up one directory to be outside of the 'bits and pieces' html files then it would be much more accessible for others who will be looking for it. However, I can't just ass a line of script to copy it to that location, since all of the links it has would break.

If I could configure Doxygen to have the index file go to a different location, or if you can think of another solution to my problem, I'd be grateful for your response.

Thanks

Answer 1

I would leave the documentation in its place and instead use the meta refresh option of the HTML language. Place a file, for instance called, "Documentation.html" in any folder you want with the following content

<meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;URL=RELATIVE/PATH/TO/index.html">

Answer 2

As I mention in comments to the OP the easiest solution is probably to create a symbolic link or shortcut to the index.html file generated by doxygen, rather than trying to get doxygen to change the layout of it's output files. This symlink/shortcut can then be placed in the root directory of your project (or elsewhere), pointing to ./html/index/html, and named anything you like to make it obvious to your users what it is.