<# .SYNOPSIS Converts Markdown file(s) into HTML .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script converts Markdown file(s) into HTML. .PARAMETER FilePattern Specifies the file pattern to the Markdown file(s) .EXAMPLE PS> ./convert-md2html *.md .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$FilePattern = "") try { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() if ($FilePattern -eq "" ) { $FilePattern = Read-Host "Enter the file pattern to the Markdown file(s)" } Write-Host "⏳ Searching for pandoc..." $null = (pandoc --version) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'pandoc' - make sure it's installed and available" } Write-Host "⏳ Converting..." gci -r -i $FilePattern | foreach { $TargetPath = $_.directoryname + "\" + $_.basename + ".html" pandoc --standalone --template "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/Templates/template.html" -s $_.name -o $TargetPath } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ converted in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }