Pandoc: Converting markdown to HTML, syntax highlighter

Question

I'm converting markdown to HTML, and I want to include syntax-highlighted code.

I'm working from some markdown that contains syntax like:

  ~~~ {.c}
  long factorial (int n)
  {
    long result = 1;
    while (n > 1)
      result *= n--;
    return result;
  }
  ~~~

but I don't know which syntax highlighting extension was used to process this syntax. What's a good extension?

Answer 1

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Solution

Pandoc does syntax highlighting automatically. You don't need an external extension.

Just be sure to use the -s flag so you get a standalane HTML file with the CSS needed for highlighting. You can also use the --highlight-style option to adjust the coloring scheme.

Note: These comments assume you're using the latest pandoc, 1.9.4.2.

When I add the -s option, I get this error message: pandoc -m -t -s slidy 7-functional-design.md -o 7-functional-design.hpart. I get the same error message if I try adding --highlight-style=haddock instead.

You want -s -t slidy instead of -t -s slidy.

slidy is the argument for the -t option and needs to come right after it.