Converts an AsciiDoc file to PDF using asciidoctor-pdf

convert_asciidoc_to_pdf.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Help function to display usage instructions
function usage() {
  echo "Usage: $0 <filename>"
  echo "Converts an AsciiDoc file to PDF using asciidoctor-pdf."
  echo ""
  echo "Options:"
  echo "  -h, --help      Display this help message."
}

# Parse command-line options
while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
  case $1 in
    -h|--help) usage; exit 0;;
    *) filename="$1"; shift ;;
  esac
done

# Check if Asciidoctor PDF is installed
if ! command -v asciidoctor-pdf &> /dev/null
then
    echo "Asciidoctor PDF is not installed. Installing it now."
    sudo gem install asciidoctor-pdf
fi

# Check if a filename was provided as an argument
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
    echo "Error: Please provide a filename as an argument."
    exit 1
fi


# Extract the filename and extension from the argument
filename=$1
extension="${filename##*.}"
filename="${filename%.*}"
dirname="${dirname%.*}"


# Change directory to the directory of the file
cd "$directory"


# Convert AsciiDoc file to PDF
asciidoctor-pdf -a toc -a allow-uri-read -a doctype=book "$filename.$extension"