Convert a Joplin export to PDF using that template

convert.sh

#!/bin/bash
for filename in *.md; do
    CREATED=$(yq '.created |= with_dtf("2006-01-02 15:04:05Z"; tz("Asia/Karachi") | format_datetime("02-Jan-06 at 3:04:05PM")) | .created' --front-matter=extract "$filename")
    NEWFILENAME=$(yq '.created |= with_dtf("2006-01-02 15:04:05Z"; tz("Asia/Karachi") | format_datetime("2006-01-02 150405")) | .created' --front-matter=extract "$filename")
    echo "${filename} created on: ${CREATED}"
    cp "${filename}" "markdown/${NEWFILENAME}.md"
    pandoc -o "pdfs/${NEWFILENAME}.pdf" -V date:"${CREATED}" --template ./eisvogel --pdf-engine=xelatex --variable mainfont=DejaVuSerif "${filename}"
done
# -V geometry:"left=1cm,right=1cm,top=1cm,bottom=1cm"
# pandoc -o result.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex --variable mainfont=DejaVuSerif
# pandoc -o "01_12_2022\ Lecture\ 1.pdf" -V geometry:"left=1cm,right=1cm,top=0cm,bottom=0cm" --template ./eisvogel --pdf-engine=xelatex --variable mainfont=DejaVuSerif "01_12_2022\ Lecture\ 1.md"

doc.md

Export with front matter from Joplin. Read front matter with a tool called yq,

Useful links:

Major thank you to: https://roneo.org/en/hugo-edit-yaml-files-from-the-cli-with-yq/

PDF output template: https://github.com/Wandmalfarbe/pandoc-latex-template

DejaVuSerif: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/dejavu-serif

Dateformat Guide: https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/operators/datetime#date-time-formattings

Indepth: https://pkg.go.dev/time#pkg-constants

Frontmatter using YQ: https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/usage/front-matter