This Bash script converts an AsciiDoc file to plain text using Asciidoctor and Pandoc. It takes the AsciiDoc file as a command-line argument, generates an intermediate XML file, converts it to plain text, opens the text file for analysis, and then deletes the intermediate XML file. The script can be executed from any directory by providing the f…

convert_asciidoc_to_txt.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This Bash script converts an AsciiDoc file to plain text using Asciidoctor and Pandoc. It takes the AsciiDoc file as a command-line argument, generates an intermediate XML file, converts it to plain text, opens the text file for analysis, and then deletes the intermediate XML file. The script can be executed from any directory by providing the full or relative path to the AsciiDoc file.
# usage: ./convert_asciidoc_to_txt.sh /path/to/your/input_file.adoc

# Install Asciidoctor and Pandoc if not already installed
if ! command -v asciidoctor &> /dev/null; then
    gem install asciidoctor
fi

if ! command -v pandoc &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Pandoc is not installed. Please install Pandoc and rerun the script."
    exit 1
fi

# Check if an argument is provided
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <absolute_or_relative_path/input_file.adoc>"
    exit 1
fi

# Get the absolute path of the AsciiDoc file
input_file="$(realpath "$1")"

# Check if the file exists
if [ ! -f "$input_file" ]; then
    echo "File not found: $input_file"
    exit 1
fi

# Change to the directory containing the script
cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 1

# Render AsciiDoc file to text
asciidoctor -b docbook -o output.xml "$input_file"
pandoc -f docbook -t plain output.xml -o output.txt

# Open the generated text file for analysis
open output.txt      # For macOS

# Delete the intermediate XML file
rm output.xml