markdown-example.js

/**
 * First `sn install node-markdown shelljs`
 * Then `sn markdown-example.js`
 */

var md = require('node-markdown').Markdown
require('shelljs/global');

/**
 * Output the sample file as html
 */
 
md(cat('./sample.md')).to('output.html');

output.html

<h1>Hello World</h1>

<p>This is some <strong>sample</strong> markdown.</p>

<p>Here is a list</p>

<ul>
<li>foo</li>
<li>bar</li>
<li>baz</li>
</ul>

<p>Here is some code</p>

<pre><code>// must be tabbed in 4 spaces
foo(bar(baz()));
</code></pre>

<h2>A smaller header</h2>

<p>Some <em>italic text</em>.</p>

<h3>Even smaller header</h3>

<p>Some <strong>bold text</strong> with a <a href="http://google.com">link to google</a>.</p>

sample.md

Hello World

This is some sample markdown.

Here is a list

• foo
• bar
• baz

Here is some code

// must be tabbed in 4 spaces
foo(bar(baz()));

A smaller header

Some italic text.

Even smaller header

Some bold text with a link to google.