Convert markdown to reStructuredtest?

Question

How can I convert a file named index.md into a reStructuredText fileindex.rst without manual editing or anything?

How about vice-verse?

What is the general syntax of such changes?

possible duplicate of [Have the same README both in Markdown and reStructuredText](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10718767/have-the-same-readme-both-in-markdown-and-restructuredtext) — Chris, Jun 20 '15 at 14:56

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '15 at 10:34

pandoc --from=markdown --to=rst --output=index.rst index.md

For the reverse you can try pretty much the same thing

pandoc --from=rst --to=markdown --output=README.md README.rst

The general syntax is

pandoc --from={type} --to={type} --output={filename} {input-filename}

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 10 '22 at 08:40

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There is a quicker syntax if you have the right file extensions:

pandoc -s README.md -o README.rst

Where -s stands for source and -o for output.

answered Dec 10 '22 at 08:40

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