Live Script to Markdown Converter Toolbox

Introduction

This toolbox provides a function livescript2markdown that allows you to convert your live scripts to markdown files. This function helps you to document your repositories.

Requirements

• MATLAB R2020b or later
• livescript2markdown: MATLAB's live scripts to markdown addon (will be installed automatically with toolbox)

How to install

Approach 1 (easy and fast)

Execute in MATLAB:

eval(webread('https://git.io/JYcyl'))

Approach 2 (manual)

Use Add-Ons Explorer in MATLAB to find and install Live Script To Markdown Converter.

Approach 3 (offline)

Download Live.Script.To.Markdown.Converter.mltbx from the latest release and open it in MATLAB.

How to use

Use livescript2markdown function to convert mlx-script to md-file.

Syntax

livescript2markdown(mlxfile)

livescript2markdown(mlxfile,mdfile)

livescript2markdown(___,Name,Value)

mdfile = livescript2markdown(___)

Description

livescript2markdown(mlxfile) converts MATLAB live script (.mlx) to markdown text file (.md) in format suitable for GitHub or Qiita. Output md-file will be stored in current folder with the name of source mlx-file.

livescript2markdown(mlxfile,mdfile) allows you to specify full or relative path to the output markdown file

livescript2markdown(___,Name,Value) allows you to tune conversion process using one or more Name,Value pair arguments. Use this option with any of the input argument combinations in the previous syntaxes.

mdfile = livescript2markdown(___) returns full path to the output markdown file

Input arguments

• mlxfile - absolute or relative path to the input live script file (.mlx). Scalar string | char array
• mdfile - absolute or relative path to the output markdown text file (.md). Scalar string | char array

Input Name-Value Pair Arguments

• 'Format': It can be 'github' (default) or 'qiita'. Markdown file format
• 'Png2jpeg': It can be false (default) or true. Enable to convert PNG images to JPEG images to compress
• 'TableMaxWidth': max witdh of table in markdown (default: 20)
• 'FixLinks': convert file links with open, winopen, cd into suitable markdown format. It can be true (default) or false
• 'NormalizeLines': remove extra empty lines in generated file. It can be true (default) or false
• 'AddMention': mention this toolbox at the end of generated file. It can be false (default) or true
• 'ToC': add a table of contents at the beginning of generated file. It can be false (default) or true

Output arguments

• mdfile - absolute path to the output markdown text file (.md). Scalar string

Example

Convert documentation of this toolbox into README.md file

livescript2markdown('main/doc/GettingStarted.mlx', 'README.md', 'AddMention', true);

Links

• GitHub repository
• File Exchange page
• More interesting projects

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Generated from GettingStarted.mlx with Live Script to Markdown Converter