github.com/wmuizelaar/kpt@v0.0.0-20221018115725-bd564717b2ed/site/book/03-packages/04-rendering-a-package.md (about) 1 Regardless of how you have edited the package, you want to _render_ the package: 2 3 ```shell 4 $ kpt fn render wordpress 5 ``` 6 7 ?> Refer to the [render command reference][render-doc] for usage. 8 9 `render` is a critical step in the package lifecycle. At a high level, it 10 perform the following steps: 11 12 1. Enforces package preconditions. For example, it validates the `Kptfile`. 13 2. Executes functions declared in the package hierarchy in a depth-first order. 14 By default, the packages are modified in-place. 15 3. Guarantees package postconditions. For example, it enforces a consistent 16 formatting of resources, even though a function (developed by different 17 people using different toolchains) may have modified the formatting in some 18 way. 19 20 [Chapter 4] discusses different ways of running functions in detail. 21 22 [render-doc]: /reference/cli/fn/render/ 23 [chapter 4]: /book/04-using-functions/