July 13, 2023

Show paragraph count on pdf document compiled with Pandoc

To show paragraph count on a pdf compiled with Pandoc, first download the lua script count-para.lua (there is a copy of the script hosted on this website) by running:

$ wget https://yctct.com/count-para.lua

Then, when converting a file from Markdown to pdf, to show paragraph count add --lua-filter=path/to/file/count-para.lua as an option:

$ pandoc -o file.pdf file.md --lua-filter=path/to/file/count-para.lua  

If the file containing the script count-para.lua is located in the same directory as the file you wish to count words of, you can run:

$ pandoc -o file.pdf file.md --lua-filter=count-para.lua

A number in brackets should be displayed next to each paragraph on a pdf.

If you need to download Pandoc, on Trisquel GNU/Linux run:

$ sudo apt install pandoc

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I do self-funded research and I'm writing a book.

> What's the book about?

About technologies and agency.

Meaning, technologies can foster agency. No doubt. But I am also asking:

Can usage of technologies give us a sense of empowerment while in fact undermining our abilities?

I posted a summary of the prologue on the homepage: https://yctct.com/

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