# pandoc like args
## -s means pantable is used as a "standalone cli tool"
pantable -s -o table.csv table.md
## without -s, it acts as a pandoc filter:
pandoc -t json table.md | pantable -t csv # -t csv means convert native pandoc table into a CSV table in CodeBlock
# or simply when filter arg is not needed
pandoc -F pantable table.md
Edit: it also has a question of how to represent the metadata in some output formats, e.g. to CSV:
pantable -s -o table.csv table.md
Suppose table.md only has a table. The output .csv still needs to store the metadata in some way. Possible solutions:
CSV comment # ....: non-standard. e.g. Excel won't understand this.
no metadata and pantable -f csv will chooses "sensible default", and uses other args (that will be given) to override it.
Depending on #8 and #9:
the syntax probably would goes something like
Edit: it also has a question of how to represent the metadata in some output formats, e.g. to CSV:
Suppose
table.mdonly has a table. The output.csvstill needs to store the metadata in some way. Possible solutions:# ....: non-standard. e.g. Excel won't understand this.pantable -f csvwill chooses "sensible default", and uses other args (that will be given) to override it.