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Automate the use of pandoc. Version 2.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11.
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Package summary
Automate the use of pandoc
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Commands and aliases
- pandocomatic
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Project history and usage
Pandocomatic is a Ruby automation layer for Pandoc that expresses conversion pipelines as reusable YAML templates and can process individual documents or directory trees.
Project history
Huub de Beer created Pandocomatic to automate Pandoc using Paru, the Ruby wrapper around Pandoc that the author wrote for this purpose. The project expanded from single-document conversion into reusable templates and recursive directory processing suitable for static-site generation.
The official manual describes internal templates embedded in Markdown metadata, external templates stored in YAML, template inheritance, preprocessors, postprocessors, setup and cleanup hooks, and incremental conversion of modified files.
Adoption history
Pandocomatic is distributed as a Ruby application and through Homebrew. Its documented audience includes authors who want reusable conversion templates and maintainers using Pandoc as part of a directory-based publishing or static-site workflow.
How it is used
Users place a `pandocomatic_` block in Markdown metadata or select an external template from a YAML configuration file, then run `pandocomatic` on a file or directory.
A template can set Pandoc options and arrange setup scripts, preprocessors, postprocessors, and cleanup steps. Directory mode can apply templates by glob, recurse through subdirectories, and rebuild only modified inputs.
Why package nerds care
Pandocomatic treats Pandoc invocations as reusable declarative configuration. It is useful when a long command line has grown into a build pipeline involving templates, metadata, preprocessing, postprocessing, and repeated directory conversion.
Its configuration hierarchy is particularly relevant to tool-oriented users: bundled defaults, shared data-directory configuration, project configuration, per-directory files, and command-line overrides can be composed rather than copied.
Timeline
- Initial design: Pandocomatic automated Pandoc through the author's Paru Ruby wrapper.
- Expanded workflow: External templates, processors, configuration inheritance, recursive conversion, and modified-only builds made it usable as a static-site generator.
Related projects
- Pandoc performs the underlying document conversions. Paru is the Ruby interface Pandocomatic uses to run Pandoc.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
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- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 7 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
pandocomatic.yaml in the pandocomatic data directorypandocomatic.yaml in the Pandoc data directory, falling back to the current working directorypandocomatic.yaml encountered while converting a directory treefile specified with --config-c
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pandocomatic | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.2.0
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.2.0
https://github.com/htdebeer/pandocomatic
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pandocomatic |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pandocomatic |
| Homepage | https://heerdebeer.org/Software/markdown/pandocomatic/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/htdebeer/pandocomatic |
| Upstream docs | https://heerdebeer.org/Software/markdown/pandocomatic/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/htdebeer/pandocomatic/archive/refs/tags/2.2.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T18:24:50Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libyaml, pandoc, ruby@3.4 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pandocomatic |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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