NAME

markdown - convert text to HTML

SYNOPSIS

markdown [ --html4tags ] [ --version ] [ -shortversion ] [ file ... ]

use Markdown; $html=Markdown::Markdown($text);

DESCRIPTION

Markdown is a text-to-HTML filter; it translates an easy-to-read / easy-to-write structured text format into HTML. Markdown's text format is most similar to that of plain text email, and supports features such as headers, *emphasis*, code blocks, blockquotes, and links.

Markdown's syntax is designed not as a generic markup language, but specifically to serve as a front-end to (X)HTML. You can use span-level HTML tags anywhere in a Markdown document, and you can use block level HTML tags (like <div> and <table> as well).

For more information about Markdown's syntax, see:

    http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/

OPTIONS

Use "--" to end switch parsing. For example, to open a file named "-z", use:

        markdown -- -z

--html4tags

Use HTML 4 style for empty element tags, e.g.:

    <br>
    

instead of Markdown's default XHTML style tags, e.g.:

    <br />
    

-v, --version

Display Markdown's version number and copyright information.

-s, --shortversion

Display the short-form version number.

BUGS

To file bug reports or feature requests (other than topics listed in the Caveats section above) please send email to:

    support@daringfireball.net

Please include with your report: (1) the example input; (2) the output you expected; (3) the output Markdown actually produced.

AUTHOR

    John Gruber
    http://daringfireball.net
    PHP port and other contributions by Michel Fortin
    http://michelf.com

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2003-2004 John Gruber <http://daringfireball.net/> All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

* Neither the name "Markdown" nor the names of its contributors may
be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright owner or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.