pandoc Command Examples

Convert documents between various formats. More information: https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html.

• Convert file to PDF (the output format is determined by file extension):

pandoc {{path/to/input.md}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/output.pdf}}

• Convert to a standalone file with the appropriate headers/footers (for LaTeX, HTML, etc.):

pandoc {{path/to/input.md}} {{[-s|--standalone]}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/output.html}}

• Manually specify format detection and conversion (overriding automatic format detection using filename extension or when filename extension is missing altogether):

pandoc {{-f|-r|--from|--read}} {{docx|...}} {{path/to/input}} {{-t|-w|--to|--write}} {{pdf|...}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/output}}

• List all supported input formats:

pandoc --list-input-formats

• List all supported output formats:

pandoc --list-output-formats