Added yaml file to instruct pandoc. Added color links inside the PDF.

createPdfFromReadme.sh

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # -------------------- Utility Methods --------------------
 # Check for binaries
 function checkEnvironment(){
-    type pandoc >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Install 'pandoc' first (e.g. via 'brew install pandoc')." >&2 && exit 1 ; }
+    type pandoc >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Install 'pandoc' first (e.g. via 'brew install pandoc' or 'apt-get install pandoc')." >&2 && exit 1 ; }
     type xelatex >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Install 'xelatex' first" >&2 && exit 1 ; }
 }
 
@@ -20,15 +20,26 @@ function cleanupBeforeStarting(){
 # Creates the summary from the generated chapters
 function convertToLatex(){
     cd ./latex
-    
-    cp ../*.png .
+    cp ../*.png .   # copy Easy_Rust_sample_image.png in the current folder in order to be found.
+
+    # Step 1: run pandoc on README.md which generates the `.tex` file.
+
+    # Commands used previously (didn't require metadata.yaml). Left here for reference...
+    # pandoc ../README.md -V geometry:margin=0.7in -V colorlinks=true -V linkcolor=blue -V urlcolor=blue -V toccolor=gray --standalone --from markdown --to latex > easy_rust.tex
+    # pandoc ../README.md --standalone --from markdown --to latex > easy_rust.tex
 
-    pandoc ../README.md -V geometry:margin=0.7in --standalone --from markdown --to latex > easy_rust.tex
+    # generates `easy_rust.tex` in the current folder using the instructions given inside `../pdf_metadata.yaml`.
+    pandoc ../README.md ../pdf_metadata.yaml -s -o easy_rust.tex # --toc    # The `toc` flag can be added or not depending on personal preferences.
+                                                                            # If added, the `xelatex` command right below needs to be run twice (the first time.)
     echo "Generated easy_rust.tex file."
 
-    xelatex --interaction=nonstopmode easy_rust.tex
-    echo "Generated PDF file easy_rust.pdf"    
 
+    # Step 2: run `xelatex` on the `.tex` file to geneate the PDF.
+    xelatex --interaction=nonstopmode easy_rust.tex 
+    # to generate the TOC you need to run this twice
+    # xelatex --interaction=nonstopmode easy_rust.tex
+    
+    echo "Generated PDF file easy_rust.pdf"    
     cd ..
 }
 

pdf_metadata.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+title: 'Easy Rust'
+author:
+- https://github.com/Dhghomon/easy_rust
+keywords: [rust, easy-rust]
+# abstract: |
+#   Rust explained using easy English
+
+geometry: margin=0.7in #left=1cm,right=1cm,top=2cm,bottom=2cm
+
+colorlinks: true
+linkcolor: blue 
+urlcolor: blue 
+toccolor: gray
+
+...