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Created October 23, 2022 23:22
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  1. laffan created this gist Oct 23, 2022.
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    #!/usr/bin/env bash

    # MarkdownToWord
    # --------------
    # Searches for markdown file in parent directory, then uses pandoc to export it
    # along with with bibtex citations to a word document on your desktop.
    # Intended to be used with a Zotero --> Obsidian --> Word workflow
    #
    # TO USE
    # Insert your own username on line 43, make sure md and csl files are within parent
    # directory somewhere and run :
    # $ ./mdToWordNoComments.sh {mdFilename} {cslFilename} {exportFilename}

    echo -e ">> MarkdownToWord"

    if ( test -z "$1" )
    then
    echo -e "🚨 No note specified"
    exit 1
    fi

    if ( test -z "$2" )
    then
    echo -e "🚨 No template specified"
    exit 1
    fi

    if ( test -z "$3" )
    then
    echo -e "🚨 No output filename specified"
    exit 1
    fi

    filePath=$(cd .. && find ~+ -type f -name "$1.md";)
    #create temp file
    # tempFile=$(cp $filePath temp.md)
    touch temp.md
    # strip comments
    sed "/%%/,/%%/d" "$filePath" >> temp.md

    templatePath=$(cd .. && find ~+ -type f -name "$2.*";)
    bibPath=$(cd .. && find ~+ -type f -name "zotero.bib";)
    outputPath="/Users/{yourUsername}/Desktop/$3.docx"

    printf "=====================================\n"
    printf " + File name: $1\n"
    printf " + File path: $filePath\n"
    printf " + Bib path: $bibPath\n"
    printf " + Template path: $templatePath\n"
    printf " + Output path: $outputPath\n"
    printf "=====================================\n"

    pandoc "temp.md" --bibliography "$bibPath" --citeproc --csl "$templatePath" -o "$outputPath"

    rm temp.md