Create a README template

jsdoc2md currently uses handlebars to generate the output. The partials and helpers involved in creating the output are managed by the dmd project.

The default template content is simply '{{>main}}', which renders the output of this handlebars partial. So, a README template could be created by dropping {{>main}} into your standard README structure. Step by step tutorial:

1. Create a file name README.hbs with this content.

[![view on npm](http://img.shields.io/npm/v/example.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/example)

{{>main}}

* * *

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2. Write some documented source code, e.g.

/**
 * A module for adding two values.
 * @module add-two-values
 */

/**
 * Add two values.
 * @alias module:add-two-values
 */
function add (a, b) {
  return a + b
}

module.exports = add

3. Use the custom template by passing its filename to the --template option:

$ jsdoc2md --template README.hbs --files example.js

4. Output:

add-two-values

A module for adding two values.

add() ⏏

Add two values.

Kind: Exported function

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