Pandoc

Pandoc is a converter that allows to transform documents across a very wide range of documentation formats including html, markdown, reStructuredText, textile, DocBook, LaTeX, MediaWiki, Word docx, EPUB, etc.

Installation

See the installation page for detailed information. Install the application in a directory like %SCRIBESTOOLS%\Pandoc.

On Windows:

  • download pandoc-1.15-windows.msi web.

  • if you are on a personal PC just click on the executable. If the application should be installed on multiple users type instead:

    msiexec /i C:\DOWNLOADS\pandoc-1.15-windows.msi ALLUSERS=1 APPLICATIONFOLDER=%SCRIBESTOOLS%\Pandoc
    

On Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install pandoc

Launching Pandoc

To test your installation type in a new shell:

pandoc --version

Documentation

There is a lot of documentation online. The user guide describes command lines options. .. ............................................................................