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Retrieve Pandoc template for a format

Source: R/pandoc-template.R
pandoc_export_template.Rd

This correspond to the --print-default-template CLI flag. With this function, one can easily export default LaTeX template for example.

Usage

pandoc_export_template(format = "markdown", output = NULL, version = "default")

Arguments

format

One of Pandoc format using a text template. (e.g html, latex, revealjs)

output

Path where to save the file. If not provided, the default, template content will be print to the console.

version

Version to use. Default will be the "default" version. Other possible value are

  • A version number e.g "2.14.1"

  • The nightly version called "nightly"

  • The latest installed version with "latest"

  • Pandoc binary shipped with RStudio IDE with "rstudio"

  • Pandoc binary found in PATH with "system"

Value

If output is not provided, the content of the template will be printed and return as one string (invisibly). If output is provided, the file path of the output (invisibly).

Examples

pandoc_export_template()
#> $if(titleblock)$
#> $titleblock$
#> 
#> $endif$
#> $for(header-includes)$
#> $header-includes$
#> 
#> $endfor$
#> $for(include-before)$
#> $include-before$
#> 
#> $endfor$
#> $if(toc)$
#> $table-of-contents$
#> 
#> $endif$
#> $body$
#> $for(include-after)$
#> 
#> $include-after$
#> $endfor$
if (FALSE) { # rlang::is_interactive()
# \dontshow{
withr::local_dir(withr::local_tempdir())
# }
pandoc_export_template("latex", output = "default.tex", version = "system")
}