topdf

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# topdf is a wrapper for a standard Pandoc configuration for rendering a
# simple Markdown file as a PDF. Requires pandoc, xelatex.
#
# Usage:
#   pandoc <filename.md>
#   # You can pass additional pandoc arguments.
#   pandoc <filename.md> --toc

# ARG WRANGLING
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
    blog error "No input file specified.";
    bashdoc "$BASH_SOURCE";
    exit 1;
fi
INFILE=$1
NAME=${1%.md}
PDFNAME=${NAME}.pdf
# PROCESSING
sed -e 's/––/---/g' ${INFILE} | # Better em-dashes
sed -e 's/<br>/\\\newline /g' | # Support <br> for line breaks. Add any other operations after this...
pandoc --from=markdown --pdf-engine=xelatex -o ${PDFNAME} --variable urlcolor=NavyBlue "${@:2:99}" # ...and before this.

# Exit code from the last command.
pandoc_status="$?"
case $pandoc_status in
  0)
    blog info "Created $PDFNAME."
    ;;
  *)
    blog error "Failed to generate PDF. See above for details."
    exit $pandoc_status
    ;;
esac