Generate PDF from Markdown

Generate PDF from Markdown

Purpose

Convert Markdown files to professionally formatted PDF documents using pandoc.

Input

• Path to the Markdown file you want to convert

Steps

1. Install pandoc and LaTeX:

apt-get update && apt-get install -y pandoc texlive-latex-base texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-xetex
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2. Convert the Markdown file to PDF with professional formatting:

pandoc "<user's_markdown_path>" \
  --pdf-engine=xelatex \
  --variable geometry:margin=1in \
  --variable fontsize=11pt \
  --variable linkcolor=blue \
  --highlight-style=tango \
  -o "<output_pdf_path>"
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3. Tell the user where the PDF file was saved.