Markdown to PDF Converter Script

Introduction

This script is designed to convert Markdown files to PDFs using Pandoc. It's suitable for users who need to quickly transform their Markdown documents into a professionally formatted PDF file.

Installation

Ensure that Pandoc and LaTeX are installed on your system. If not, you can install them using your package manager. For example, on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install pandoc texlive

Clone the script from the GitHub repository:

git clone [URL to GitHub repository]

Make the script executable:

chmod +x mdtopdf.sh

Usage

To use the script, navigate to the directory containing the script and run it with the following syntax:

./mdtopdf.sh [OPTIONS]... FILE

Where FILE is the path to the Markdown file you want to convert.

Options

• -h: Display the help menu.
• -o: Specify the output file name for the PDF.
• -f: Set the font family for the PDF.
• -s: Set the font size for the PDF.
• -m: Set the monospaced font family for the PDF.
• -p: Set the paper size for the PDF (default is A4).
• -r: Execute the script recursively in a directory.

Examples

Convert a single file:

./mdtopdf.sh -o output.pdf -f "Arial" -s 12pt -m "Courier New" -p a4paper input.md

Convert all Markdown files in a directory:

./mdtopdf.sh -r /path/to/directory

Contributions

Contributions are welcome. Please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your improvements.

License

This script is distributed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file in the repository for more details.