📄 Generate Reports

geol can generate reports in Markdown format. You can then use Pandoc to convert them into other formats such as EPUB, HTML, PDF, or DOCX.

⚙️ Install Pandoc

Pandoc is a document converter that transforms Markdown files into many output formats, including EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and HTML.

Install Pandoc with Homebrew:

brew install pandoc

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See the official Pandoc installation guide for additional installation options:

Use geol to generate a Markdown report and save it to a file.

For example, generate a report for Ubuntu:

geol product describe ubuntu > geol-report.md

You can also include multiple products in the same report:

geol product extended ubuntu linux windows > geol-report.md

Convert the Markdown report into an EPUB e-book:

pandoc geol-report.md -o geol-report.epub

Convert the Markdown report into a standalone HTML file:

pandoc geol-report.md -s -o geol-report.html

Convert the Markdown report into a PDF document using XeLaTeX:

pandoc geol-report.md -o geol-report.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex

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You can use Pandoc to convert the generated report into many other formats, including DOCX, ODT, and LaTeX.