Build your pdf report from markdown

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

# dependencies:
#
# http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/installing.html

# variables:

mainfont="Helvetica"
sansfont="Helvetica"
monofont="Courier"
fontsize="12pt"
version=`git rev-parse HEAD` # getting current commit hash as version number :D


# build the three reports:
cd ../modules/
for input in $(find *.md -type f -maxdepth 1 \( ! -iname ".*" \))
do
  basename=`basename $input .md`
    echo 'building:' $basename
	pandoc -N --template=../tools/mytemplate.tex --variable mainfont=$mainfont --variable sansfont=$sansfont --variable monofont=$monofont --variable fontsize=$fontsize --variable version=$version $input --latex-engine=xelatex --toc -o ../export/$basename.pdf
    
done

This is assuming that you have a folder modules for your reports and export for the pdfs. For more info on this visit the pandoc documentation: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/installing.html