A bash function to convert a file into Github-flavored Markdown

markdown.sh

# This function requires `jq` be installed.
# On OS X, you can install jq via Homebrew: `brew install jq`
function markdown {
  in=$1
  if [ -z "$in" ]; then
    echo "Error: No input file specified"
    return 1
  fi
 
  out=$2
  if [ -z "$out" ]; then
     out="$HOME/Desktop/markdown.html"
  fi
 
  jq --slurp --raw-input '{"text": "\(.)", "mode": "markdown"}' < "$in" | curl -s --data  @- https://api.github.com
}