Compile PDF book from multiple Markdown files
I have a folder structure like this, with recipe .md files in directories according to theme:
Recipes
|- Mains
| |- recipe1.md
| |- recipe2.md
|- Desserts
|- recipe3.md
|- recipe4.md
How can I compile all these markdown files into a single PDF book?
I need each recipe to occupy a separate page, with titled sections (chapters) defined by the folders in which recipes are found. I would also like a table of contents with each recipe name, what page it's on and what chapter it is in.
Can I do this using pandoc and LaTeX? Or maybe a command line programme to construct wikis?
bash pdf markdown pandoc
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
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asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
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I have a folder structure like this, with recipe .md files in directories according to theme:
Recipes
|- Mains
| |- recipe1.md
| |- recipe2.md
|- Desserts
|- recipe3.md
|- recipe4.md
How can I compile all these markdown files into a single PDF book?
I need each recipe to occupy a separate page, with titled sections (chapters) defined by the folders in which recipes are found. I would also like a table of contents with each recipe name, what page it's on and what chapter it is in.
Can I do this using pandoc and LaTeX? Or maybe a command line programme to construct wikis?
bash pdf markdown pandoc
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
add a comment |
I have a folder structure like this, with recipe .md files in directories according to theme:
Recipes
|- Mains
| |- recipe1.md
| |- recipe2.md
|- Desserts
|- recipe3.md
|- recipe4.md
How can I compile all these markdown files into a single PDF book?
I need each recipe to occupy a separate page, with titled sections (chapters) defined by the folders in which recipes are found. I would also like a table of contents with each recipe name, what page it's on and what chapter it is in.
Can I do this using pandoc and LaTeX? Or maybe a command line programme to construct wikis?
bash pdf markdown pandoc
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
I have a folder structure like this, with recipe .md files in directories according to theme:
Recipes
|- Mains
| |- recipe1.md
| |- recipe2.md
|- Desserts
|- recipe3.md
|- recipe4.md
How can I compile all these markdown files into a single PDF book?
I need each recipe to occupy a separate page, with titled sections (chapters) defined by the folders in which recipes are found. I would also like a table of contents with each recipe name, what page it's on and what chapter it is in.
Can I do this using pandoc and LaTeX? Or maybe a command line programme to construct wikis?
bash pdf markdown pandoc
bash pdf markdown pandoc
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
edited Dec 15 at 1:00
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
9,18713555
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
asked Apr 23 '17 at 9:21
John Godlee
585
585
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add a comment |
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I assume your recipeX.md files already have headlines by themselves? And they are all at level 2?
Then a small series of (Linux or macOS) shell command (or a little script) like the following should work (use the most recent version of Pandoc!):
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
Warning: do not miss the last '-' in the code above!
If your recipeX.md files do NOT have headlines, try this variation:
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
echo "## $(basename ${j%.md})" ;
echo ;
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
answered Dec 15 at 0:56
Kurt Pfeifle
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I assume your recipeX.md files already have headlines by themselves? And they are all at level 2?
Then a small series of (Linux or macOS) shell command (or a little script) like the following should work (use the most recent version of Pandoc!):
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
Warning: do not miss the last '-' in the code above!
If your recipeX.md files do NOT have headlines, try this variation:
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
echo "## $(basename ${j%.md})" ;
echo ;
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
answered Dec 15 at 0:56
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
add a comment |
I assume your recipeX.md files already have headlines by themselves? And they are all at level 2?
Then a small series of (Linux or macOS) shell command (or a little script) like the following should work (use the most recent version of Pandoc!):
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
Warning: do not miss the last '-' in the code above!
If your recipeX.md files do NOT have headlines, try this variation:
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
echo "## $(basename ${j%.md})" ;
echo ;
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
answered Dec 15 at 0:56
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
add a comment |
I assume your recipeX.md files already have headlines by themselves? And they are all at level 2?
Then a small series of (Linux or macOS) shell command (or a little script) like the following should work (use the most recent version of Pandoc!):
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
Warning: do not miss the last '-' in the code above!
If your recipeX.md files do NOT have headlines, try this variation:
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
echo "## $(basename ${j%.md})" ;
echo ;
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
answered Dec 15 at 0:56
Kurt Pfeifle
9,18713555
I assume your recipeX.md files already have headlines by themselves? And they are all at level 2?
Then a small series of (Linux or macOS) shell command (or a little script) like the following should work (use the most recent version of Pandoc!):
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
Warning: do not miss the last '-' in the code above!
If your recipeX.md files do NOT have headlines, try this variation:
cd Recipes ;
for i in */ ; do
echo "# ${i%/}" ;
echo " " ;
for j in $i/*.md ; do
echo "## $(basename ${j%.md})" ;
echo ;
cat $i/$j ;
echo ;
done ;
done ;
|
pandoc
--toc
--number-sections
--top-level-division=part
--output=my-recipe-book.pdf
-
answered Dec 15 at 0:56
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9,18713555
answered Dec 15 at 0:56
Kurt Pfeifle
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answered Dec 15 at 0:56
Kurt Pfeifle
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answered Dec 15 at 0:56
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