showdown/docs/cli.md
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Showdown comes bundled with a Command-line interface (CLI) tool that allows you to run Showdown converter from the command line.
## Requirements
* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/)
## Quick start guide
1. Check that Showdown CLI is accessible.
* If you installed Showdown globally via `npm install showdown -g`, you can access the CLI tool help by typing `showdown -h` in the command line:
=== "input"
```sh
showdown -h
```
=== "output"
```
Usage: showdown <command> [options]
CLI to Showdownjs markdown parser v3.0.0-alpha
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-q, --quiet Quiet mode. Only print errors
-m, --mute Mute mode. Does not print anything
-h, --help display help for command
Commands:
makehtml [options] Converts markdown into html
help [command] display help for command
```
* If you installed Showdown locally via `npm install showdown`, open the folder where Showdown is installed, and type `node ./bin/showdown.js -h` in the command line:
=== "input"
```sh
node ./bin/showdown.js -h
```
=== "output"
```
Usage: showdown <command> [options]
CLI to Showdownjs markdown parser v3.0.0-alpha
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-q, --quiet Quiet mode. Only print errors
-m, --mute Mute mode. Does not print anything
-h, --help display help for command
Commands:
makehtml [options] Converts markdown into html
help [command] display help for command
```
1. Use `makehtml` command to convert your document to HTML. For example:
!!! example "Convert `foo.md` into `bar.html`"
```sh
showdown makehtml -i foo.md -o bar.html
```
## Commands
### `makehtml`
Convert a Markdown input into HTML.
**Usage**
```sh
showdown makehtml [options]
```
#### Options
###### `-i / --input`
* Short format: `-i`
* Alias: `--input`
* Description: Input source. Usually a `.md` file. If omitted or empty, reads from `stdin`.
* Examples:
!!! example ""
```sh
// Read from stdin and output to stdout
showdown makehtml -i
// Read from the foo.md file and output to stdout
showdown makehtml --input foo.md
```
###### `-o/--output`
* Short format: `-o`
* Alias: `--output`
* Description: Output target. Usually a `.html` file. If omitted or empty, writes to `stdout`.
* Example:
!!! example ""
```sh
// Read from the foo.md file and output to bar.html
showdown makehtml -i foo.md -o bar.html
```
###### `-a/--append`
* Short format: `-a`
* Alias: `--append`
* Description: Append data to output instead of overwriting.
* Example:
!!! example ""
```sh
showdown makehtml -a
```
###### `-u/--encoding`
* Short format: `-u`
* Alias: `--encoding`
* Description: Specify the input encoding.
* Example:
!!! example ""
```sh
showdown makehtml -u UTF8
```
###### `-e/--extensions`
* Short format: `-e`
* Alias: `--extension`
* Description: Load the specified extension(s). Should be valid path(s) to Node-compatible extensions.
* Example:
!!! example ""
```sh
showdown makehtml -e ~/twitter.js -e ~/youtube.js
```