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When used with the in-place option this script will write the table of contents at the first occurrency of a marker. The default marker is [](TOC) which will result as invisible when reading the parsed markdown file.
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The table of contents (a.k.a: TOC) generated by this program is designed to work with several markdown parsers such as the ones used by GitHub and GitLab.
  
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By default, titles up to three indentation levels (in HTML: h1, h2, h3) will be included in the table of contents.
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Rules for generating the TOC are determined by the selected markdown parser. md-toc aimes infact to be as conformant as possible in respect to each one of them. This was possible by studying the available documentations and by reverse engineering the source codes.
  
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As a final remark, it is possible to generate an ordered and an unordered table of contents. In both cases, each element of the toc is by default a clickable link to a paragraph in the page. It is also possible to generate non-linked version of the TOC.
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GitHub and GitLab have introduced their version of the markdown TOC after md-toc and similar tools were created:
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* in March 2021 GitHub added an [https://github.blog/changelog/2021-04-13-table-of-contents-support-in-markdown-files/ interactive TOC button] at the top-left of readme files. This system works for markdown and others
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|Submitted date=2018/01/27
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md-toc is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 10 April 2024


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md-toc

https://blog.franco.net.eu.org/software/#md-toc
Automatically generate and add an accurate table of contents to markdown files.

Description

The table of contents (a.k.a: TOC) generated by this program is designed to work with several markdown parsers such as the ones used by GitHub and GitLab.

Rules for generating the TOC are determined by the selected markdown parser. md-toc aimes infact to be as conformant as possible in respect to each one of them. This was possible by studying the available documentations and by reverse engineering the source codes.

GitHub and GitLab have introduced their version of the markdown TOC after md-toc and similar tools were created:

  • in March 2021 GitHub added an interactive TOC button at the top-left of readme files. This system works for markdown and others
  • GitLab added an extension called Table of contents to its Gitlab Flavored Mardown

Features

  • works offline
  • edits file in place using a TOC marker or output to standard output
  • maximum heading level selection (1 to 6)
  • list indentation based on heading, which can optionally be disabled
  • outputs an ordered or unordered TOC list
  • creates anchor links to markdown headings by default or a plain list as alternative
  • checks if heading level is coherent: this avoid creating an erroneous TOC. This feature can be disabled if needed
  • skip any number lines before generating the TOC
  • can read content from standard input
  • handles multiple files at once
  • selection of newline string
  • check if there is difference between existing TOC in file and newly generated one
  • selection of list marker
  • supports GitHub, GitLab, Commonmark, Redcarpet and others
  • pre-commit md-toc hook

And more! See the feature comparison table

Documentation

Documentation at: https://docs.franco.net.eu.org/md-toc/



Download

https://blog.franco.net.eu.org/software/md-toc-9.0.0/md-toc-9.0.0.tar.gz

version 9.0.0 (stable)
released on 10 April 2024



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User level

Intermediate

Microblog

Identica.png https://social.franco.net.eu.org/@frnmst

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/frnmst

Accepts cryptocurrency donations.

VCS Checkout

Categories

Related Projects





Licensing

License

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Notes

License

GPLv3orlater

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agyaanapan

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13 June 2021

Notes

See also https://docs.franco.net.eu.org/md-toc/meta.html#copyright-and-license for a list of all the licenses used.




Leaders and contributors

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Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
VideoSupporthttps://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=6QaW4qv7y1o
Users, DevelopersBug Trackinghttps://framagit.org/frnmst/md-toc/-/issues
Users, DevelopersChangeloghttps://blog.franco.net.eu.org/software/CHANGELOG-md-toc.html
Users, DevelopersBug Trackinghttps://software.franco.net.eu.org/frnmst/md-toc/issues
Python (Ref)Generalhttps://pypi.org/project/md-toc
Users, DevelopersBug Trackinghttps://codeberg.org/frnmst/md-toc/issues
DocumentationSupporthttps://docs.franco.net.eu.org/md-toc/
VideoSupporthttps://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=guyVdPNmC0A
Users, DevelopersBug Trackinghttps://github.com/frnmst/md-toc/issues


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to buildpython3-build
Required to buildflake8-docstrings
Required to buildsphinx-copybutton
Required to buildsphinx-book-theme
Weak prerequisitepyfakefs
Required to buildvenv
Required to usehttps://blog.franco.net.eu.org/software/#fpyutils
Required to buildFlake8
Required to useSetuptools
Required to buildSphinx
Required to usePython 3

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 10 April 2024.



Version comment

Release 9.0.0 - API change: cleaner module imports. For example: `md_toc.build_toc` becomes `md_toc.api.build_toc` - Fix variables: all of them have snake case when possible - Cleanup constants file - Important bug fixes for edge cases inputs - Add `md_toc.api.anchor_link_punctuation_filter` function - Project structure improvements


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