Markdown Formatter

A command-line tool for formatting markdown text with consistent empty lines and spacing.

Features

• Add spaces between CJK and Latin/ASCII characters
• Add blank lines after header/table/code block
• Add blank lines before table/code block
• Remove extra blank lines
• Align table columns
• Format ordered and unordered lists

Installation

From Source

1. Ensure Rust 1.85+ is installed
2. Build release binary:

cd mdformat
cargo build --release

3. The binary will be in target/release/mdformat

Usage

Basic formatting:

mdformat input.md -o formatted.md

Pipe from stdin/stdout:

cat input.md | mdformat > formatted.md

Command Line Options

Formats Markdown code with consistent empty lines and spacing

Usage: mdformat [OPTIONS] [INPUT]

Arguments:
  [INPUT]  Input file (default: stdin)

Options:
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>  Output file (default: stdout)
  -i, --indent <INDENT>  Number of spaces for indentation [default: 4]
  -h, --help             Print help
  -V, --version          Print version

License

MIT Licensed