mdp - A command-line based markdown presentation tool.

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How to get started:

mdp needs the ncursesw headers to compile. So make sure you have them installed:

• on Ubuntu/Debian you need libncursesw5 and libncursesw5-dev
• on Cygwin you need libncursesw10 and libncurses-devel

Now download and install mdp:

$ git clone https://github.com/visit1985/mdp.git
$ cd mdp
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install
$ mdp sample.md

• On Arch you can use the existing AUR package.

• On Slackware, grab the SlackBuild here: (http://slackbuilds.org/apps/mdp/), or run sbopkg -i mdp

• On FreeBSD, you can use the port misc/mdp.

• On Redhat/Centos/Fedora you can use the mdp.spec file by tar the directory and rpmbuild it:

  $ tar -zcvf 0.93.0.tar.gz mdp/ && rpmbuild -ta 0.93.0.tar.gz

Most terminals support 256 colors only if the TERM variable is set correctly. To enjoy mdp's color fading feature:

$ export TERM=xterm-256color

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How to use it:

Horizontal rulers are used as slide separator.

Supports basic markdown formating:

• line wide markup

  • headlines
  • code
  • quotes
  • unordered list

• in-line markup

  • bold text
  • underlined text
  • code

Supports headers prefixed by @ symbol.

• first two header lines are displayed as title and author in top and bottom bar

Review sample.md for more details.

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Controls:

• h, j, k, l, Cursor keys, Space, Enter, Backspace, Page Up, Page Down - next/previous slide
• Home - go to first slide
• End - go to last slide
• 1-9 - go to slide n
• q - exit

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How to debug it:

To make a debug version of mdp, just type:

$ make DEBUG=1