Start using Pandoc
Pandoc is tool to convert from one markup language to another using the command-line.
To download Pandoc on Trisquel GNU/Linux run:
$ sudo apt install pandoc
To convert from Markdown to pdf run:
$ pandoc -o file.pdf markdown.md
-o
stands for “output”.
To convert from html to markdown run:
$ pandoc -o homepage.md https://www.yctct.com
or:
$ pandoc -f html -t markdown https://www.yctct.com
To add a table of contents to the output, append the command by --toc
:
$ pandoc -o file.pdf markdown.md --toc
There is a lot more you can do with Pandoc. You can display the man page of Pandoc in your shell by running:
$ man pandoc
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I do self-funded research and I'm writing a book.
> What's the book about?
About technologies and epistemology.
Meaning, technologies can foster agency. No doubt. But I am also asking:
Can technologies make us blind?
I posted a summary of the prologue on the homepage: https://yctct.com/
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