Converting Markdown into PDF under ArchLinux

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Today I want to convert the webpages which wrote from markdown into PDF format file. Following is the steps for how to convert. Just one command is OK:

	pandoc jailbreak.md -o jailbreak.pdf --latex-engine=xelatex -V mainfont="WenQuanYi Zen Hei"

But the link will cause the format ugly, then we have to use a template for fixing this, download the template from following URL: https://raw.github.com/tzengyuxio/pages/gh-pages/pandoc/pm-template.latex Then put it into the same directory, replace the following lines with the fonts which you have installed on your system:

	# Following will be deleted
	\setCJKmainfont{LiHei Pro} 	% 設定中文字型
	\setCJKmainfont{WenQuanYi Zen Hei} 	% 設定中文字型

Now you lock of Microsoft fonts, simply copy it from your own windows machine, and setup a link

	ln -s /windows/Windows/Fonts /usr/share/fonts/WindowsFonts
	# Update font cache
	fc-cache

Generate the pdf file with the following command:

	pandoc jailbreak.md -o jailbreak1.pdf --latex-engine=xelatex -V mainfont="WenQuanYi Zen Hei" --template=pm-template.latex

Now you will see the well-formated PDF file has been generated from the Markdown file.