Working with Markdown (.md) files

LibreOfficeDev Writer can open and save files in the Markdown (.md) file format, as well as paste Markdown content in a text document.

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to format text using simple syntax. It is widely used for writing documentation, README files, forum posts, and even some emails.

Opening a Markdown file

1. Trieu Fitxer ▸ Obre.

2. Locate the Markdown file that you want to open.

   Si el fitxer té l'extensió *.md, seleccioneu-lo.

   If the Markdown file has another extension, select the file, and then select "Markdown Document (.md, .markdown)" in the File type box

3. Feu clic a Obre.

Per a desar un fitxer en el format Markdown

1. Obriu el document de text que voleu desar com a fitxer Markdown.

2. Trieu Fitxer ▸ Anomena i desa.

3. In the File name box, enter a name for the file.

4. In the File type box, select "Markdown Document (.md)".

5. Feu clic a Desa.

Pasting Markdown content in a LibreOfficeDev text document.

You can paste Markdown content directly into a LibreOfficeDev Writer document. Writer intelligently applies the corresponding styles, automatically assigning paragraph, list, and character formatting, using the automatic (default) styles.

Opening a Markdown file using the command line

You can open a Markdown file from the command line and automatically apply a template to generate a custom-formatted text document. Enter the following command in your operating system’s command shell to apply the template file template.ott to the file test.md:

soffice --infilter='Markdown:{"TemplateURL":{"type":"string","value":"./template.ott"}}' test.md