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cmark:tldr:4a849
cmark: Convert straight quotes to smart quotes.
$ cmark --smart --to html ${filename-md}
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This command uses the cmark
tool to convert a Markdown file to HTML format, with the additional option --smart
which enables smart punctuation, and ${filename-md}
as a placeholder for the actual Markdown filename.
Here's a breakdown of each component:
cmark
: This is the command-line interface (CLI) tool for CommonMark, a specification for Markdown. It allows us to convert Markdown files to other formats.--smart
: This flag/option tellscmark
to process smart punctuation, which involves transforming double quotes, dashes, and ellipses into their typographically correct counterparts.--to html
: This option instructscmark
to convert the Markdown input to HTML format.${filename-md}
: This is a placeholder for the actual filename of the Markdown file you want to convert. The-md
suffix suggests that the filename uses the.md
extension commonly associated with Markdown files.
Overall, the command takes a Markdown file as input, applies smart punctuation, and converts it to HTML using the cmark
tool.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.