How to: pandoc

For conversion from markdown (.md) to .pdf

Good blogs:

https://learnbyexample.github.io/tutorial/ebook-generation/customizing-pandoc/

Build the .pdf

pandoc file_name.md -o file_name.pdf

Style

(manual, from page 41)

There are two ways of going to a .pdf: via latex or via html. Based on this, one can create styles in different ways:

Using pandoc -V options
- While building: pandoc input.md -V linkcolor:blue -o output.pdf
Using .css (via HTML)
- Install: https://wkhtmltopdf.org/downloads.html
- Build: pandoc -t html --css style.css input.md -o output.pdf
- Note: does not recognize latex formulas
Using latex commands (via LATEX):
- Create file with style: e.g. mystylefile.pandoc
- Call it when building: pandoc input.md -H mystylefile.pandoc -o output.pdf

Fonts:

(manual, page 42)

Existing fonts:
- To be specified after to the keyword fontfamily
- Some examples:
  - bookman
  - utopia
  - fouriernc
  - times
  - mathpazo
  - libertine
  - arev
  - lmodern