README.md
# WP Readme to Markdown
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Convert WordPress Plugin Readme Files to GitHub Flavored Markdown.
The tool is built on the [WP Readme to Markdown Library](https://github.com/wpreadme2markdown/wp-readme-to-markdown)
## Features
* Converts headings
* Formats contributors, donate link, etc.
* Inserts screenshots
## Usage
# with files as params
wp2md -i readme.txt -o README.md
# or with unix pipes
wp2md < readme.txt > README.md
## Installation
### Composer (recommended)
Add a composer dependency to your project:
"require-dev": {
"wpreadme2markdown/wp2md": "*"
}
The binary will be `vendor/bin/wp2md`
### Download binary
You may install WP2MD binary globally
sudo wget https://github.com/wpreadme2markdown/wp2md/releases/latest/download/wp2md.phar -O /usr/local/bin/wp2md
sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/wp2md
## PHAR compilation
# install dependencies
composer install
# run pake build script
composer pake phar
Executable PHAR archive will be created as `build/wp2md.phar`
* This assumes composer is installed as a package in your operating system.
If not, replace `composer` with php command and your composer.phar location
(i.e. `php ../phars/composer.phar`)
## Web Version
Visit [this GitHub page](https://github.com/wpreadme2markdown/web) for the web version and a link to its running instance