Pandoc markdown -> pdf macro

gistfile1.sh

# Put in ~/.bashrc or similar
# requires pandoc and xelatex
#
# usage: 
# $ mdpdf myfile.md
# outputs myfile.pdf in same directory
#
# Additional flags are passed:
# $ mdpdf myfile.md --toc
# outputs myfile.pdf with table of contents. 


function _mdpdf(){
    pandoc -o ${1%.*}.pdf $1 --latex-engine=xelatex --gladtex -V geometry:margin=1in "${@:2}"
}
alias mdpdf=_mdpdf