MarkUP

Batch-convert Markdown and HTML files.

Before you begin

1. Download the newest MarkUP version. See Download MarkUP.
2. Unzip MarkUP.

Usage

1. In a terminal app, run: markup <source> <conversion_type> --output <output_dir>
   Where:
   • <source> (required) is the file or directory that contains files that you want to convert.
   • <conversion_type> (required) is one of the following:
     • md_dita - converts Markdown to DITA
     • html_dita - converts HTML to DITA
     • md_html - converts Markdown to HTML
     • html_md - converts HTML to Markdown
   • --output or -out (optional) precedes the directory where you want to save the converted files.
     TIP: By default the output directory is the same as the input directory.
2. If needed, accept any security prompt. For more information, see Accepting macOS Security Prompts or Accepting Windows Security Prompts.

Examples

The following converts every Markdown file to DITA in the Downloads directory.

MarkUP "/Users/user_name/Downloads" md_dita

The following coverts the README.html file to DITA in the Desktop directory.

MarkUP "/Users/user_name/Desktop/README.html" html_dita

The following converts every Markdown file from the Downloads directory to HTML and saves the HTML files to the Destkop directory.

MarkUP "/Users/user_name/Downloads" md_html -out "/Users/user_name/Desktop/"