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- Install grip
$ pip install grip - Install wkhtmltopdf
$ sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Install grip $ pip install grip | |
| # Install wkhtmltopdf $ sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf | |
| md=$1 | |
| pdf=$2 | |
| port=$(( ( RANDOM % 6000 ) + 5000 )) | |
| echo $port | |
| grip $md localhost:$port & | |
| sleep 10 | |
| wkhtmltopdf http://localhost:$port $pdf | |
| kill $(ps -eo pid,command | grep "grip" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}') |
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The random port is because it gave me port errors before I worked out how to kill it. Probably not needed but it's helpful to have a reminder of how to make random numbers in Bash.