MarkUP

Batch-convert Markdown and HTML files.

Before you begin

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

Convert documents

1. In terminal, enter markup followed by these parameters:

   Parameter	Required	Description
   <input>	Yes	Path to a file or directory containing files to convert.
   <conversion_type>	Yes	One of the following conversion modes: md_dita - Converts Markdown to DITA. html_dita - Converts HTML to DITA. md_html - Converts Markdown to HTML. html_md - Converts HTML to Markdown.
   -out <output_dir>	No	Directory for the converted files (defaults to the input directory).

2. If needed, accept any security prompts.
   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.

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/"