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Create pdf slide shows with pandoc and beamer
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beam.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# beam.sh: make a pdf slide show using pandoc and beamer.
#
# usage: beam.sh SLIDES THEME
#
# REQUIREMENTS
#
# xelatex
#
# USAGE
#
# usage: rjs SLIDES THEME
#
# SLIDES is the base name of a markdown source file assumed
# to end in .md.
# THEME is the name of a beamer theme. See the default list at
# https://hartwork.org/beamer-theme-matrix/
#
# The resulting html file is named SLIDES-THEME.html so you can
# easily experiment with multiple stylings of the same md source.
export PANDOC=`which pandoc`
if [ $# -eq 2 ]
then
$PANDOC -t beamer $1.md -V theme:$2 -o $1-$2.pdf --latex-engine=xelatex
else
echo "Usage: beam.sh SLIDES THEME"
fi
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