Workflow to convert selected markdown file to PDF

[rogierl]

I'm using lots of markdown files and it would be great if I could:

• select a markdown file in finder
• trigger Alfred
• select "convert file to PDF"

And eventually end up with a converted markdown file to PDF on -for example- my desktop. Would something be possible? I have marked2 installed, but I don't think a marked2-export can be started form the console, right?

[deanishe]

And eventually end up with a converted markdown file to PDF on -for example- my desktop. Would something be possible? I have marked2 installed, but I don't think a marked2-export can be started form the console, right?

 

That's really a question for the Marked support page.

Pandoc can probably do it from the command line, although you might have to use pandoc to convert Markdown -> XXX and some other tool to convert XXX -> PDF.

[iandol]

I use some automator workflows that run Pandoc and xelatex (so you need BasicTeX and Pandoc installed). A script like this should work (it does in automator anyway):

#!/bin/zsh
debug=0
export PATH=/Library/TeX/texbin:$PATH
cd "$( dirname "$1" )"
filename=$(basename "$1")

if [[ $debug -gt 0 ]]; then
	/usr/local/bin/pandoc --verbose --latex-engine=xelatex "$filename" -o "$filename.pdf" > $$.log 2>&1 &
        open $$.log
else
	/usr/local/bin/pandoc --latex-engine=xelatex "$filename" -o "$filename.pdf"
fi

Edited July 28, 2016 by iandol

[rogierl]

Thanks!