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Pandoc: universal markup converter, README overview

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# Pandoc: universal markup converter, README overview

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The README describes Pandoc as a Haskell library for converting from one markup format to another, and a command-line tool that uses it.

Source: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc

What it supplies: The README describes Pandoc as a Haskell library for converting from one markup format to another, and a command-line tool that uses it.

Useful for: - Convert documents between the many input and output formats the README lists, such as Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, Word docx and EPUB.
- Modify documents in transit with custom filters or Lua filters acting on the intermediate representation.
- Try conversions in the online demos before installing.

First action: - Follow the install guide the README points to.
- Read the User's Guide for the command-line options and Pandoc's Markdown.
- Try the online demo to see a conversion without installing.

Prerequisites and limits: The README gives no version, operating system or dependency list; it points to a separate install guide.

- Conversions are not perfect: formatting details and complex tables may be lost, and conversions from formats more expressive than Pandoc's Markdown can be lossy.
- The README is an overview; command options are in the User's Guide, which was not read.
- Not every format pair is equally well supported; the README says only that conversions from Pandoc's Markdown aspire to be perfect.

The README says Pandoc is released under the GPL, version 2 or greater, and carries no warranty. The copyright file was not read here. Documents you convert carry their own rights.

Written from the README text only. Statements are as the README gives them; nothing was installed or run.
Based on README text only; the user guide, the install guide, the copyright file and the code were not read. No install or run was made.

Source inspected: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jgm/pandoc/61ae897ded9242821a84b6c35b7c51e920d4ed55/README.md ; 13806 bytes ; sha256 4375d3060e00abfa1ec0013bfef122f1e678ad40013a7a18e4e4214d4f0c427d ; 7 exact pinned excerpts in the draft pin map

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