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markdown-cli

library1.6.0jsnpmunverified

markdown-cli is a command-line tool that renders Markdown files to the terminal with syntax highlighting, tables, emoji, and ANSI colors. Version 1.6.0, last updated in 2016, with no recent releases. It wraps marked for parsing and uses cardinal for JS code highlighting, cli-table for tables, and node-emoji for emoji. No TypeScript support or active maintenance. Suitable for quick Markdown previews in the terminal but not recommended for new projects.

http-networking serialization

npm install markdown-cli

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · MARKDOWN-CLI

markdown-cli

http-networkingjavascriptv1.6.0

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Pass rate

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Env Coverage0 / 6

glibc

18–22

musl

18–22

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v? · npm install

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

node 18–226 runs

build_error

glibc

node 18–226 runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default

✓ npm i -g markdown-cli

CLI tool used via command line, not imported programmatically.

Shows basic usage: rendering a Markdown file and piping content via stdin.

echo '# Hello World' > test.md markdown-cli test.md # Or pipe stdin echo '## Subheading' | markdown-cli

markdown-cli --version

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedPackage has not been updated since 2016, with dependencies using deprecated APIs.

fix

Consider alternatives like mdcat or terminal-markdown

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaRequires global installation to use as CLI; local install may not add to PATH.

fix

Use npx markdown-cli for one-off use or install globally with -g

affects: >=1.0.0

gotchaDependency marked uses older API; output may differ from other Markdown renderers.

fix

Check rendered output for compatibility.

affects: >=1.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

bash: markdown-cli: command not found

Package not installed globally or not in PATH

fix

Run 'npm install -g markdown-cli' and ensure npm global bin is in PATH.

Error: Cannot find module 'cardinal'

Missing dependencies when running without full install

fix

Run 'npm install markdown-cli' in the project directory (or globally with --global).

TypeError: IndentString is not a function

Version mismatch with indent-string dependency (API changed in newer versions)

fix

Use an older version of indent-string (^2.0.0) or pin markdown-cli@1.6.0.

Upgrade

Version history

1.6.0latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

cardinalrequiredSyntax highlights JavaScript code with ANSI colors

chalkrequiredTerminal string styling

cli-tablerequiredPretty unicode tables for CLI

get-stdinrequiredGet stdin as a string or buffer

indent-stringrequiredIndent each line in a string

markedrequiredMarkdown parser

meowrequiredCLI app helper

node-emojirequiredEmoji support

update-notifierrequiredUpdate notifications

wrap-ansirequiredWordwrap with ANSI escape codes

Agent activity

8 hits · last 30 days

node

Resources

githubhttps://github.com/cilice/markdown-cli ↗

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-cli ↗