From ba99f752e8744974013e98724c16bdf079cfa85c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lshprung <lshprung@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:36:35 -0800
Subject: First commit

---
 markdown_preview.sh | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 markdown_preview.sh

(limited to 'markdown_preview.sh')

diff --git a/markdown_preview.sh b/markdown_preview.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dc6abbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/markdown_preview.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#Variables
+RUN=0
+
+file -E $1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+#Check for error in argument
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
+	echo "Error: missing or incorrect argument. Must be a valid file"
+	exit
+fi
+
+LAST_MOD=`stat $1 --printf=%Y`
+echo $LAST_MOD
+
+#Initial run
+pandoc -f markdown -t pdf -o /tmp/preview.pdf $1
+zathura /tmp/preview.pdf &
+PID=$(pidof -s zathura)
+
+#Loop until zathura is closed
+while [ $RUN -eq 0 ]; do
+	if [ `stat $1 --printf=%Y` -gt $LAST_MOD ]; then
+		LAST_MOD=`stat $1 --printf=%Y`
+		pandoc -f markdown -t pdf -o /tmp/preview.pdf $1
+	fi
+	sleep 5
+	RUN=$(ps --pid $PID; echo $?)
+	RUN=$(echo $RUN | rev | cut -c 1)
+done
-- 
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