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title: stmd
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footer: stmd manual
date: August 12, 2014
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# NAME

stmd - convert markdown formatted text to HTML

# SYNOPSIS

stmd [*options*] [file\*]

# DESCRIPTION

`stmd` acts as a pipe, reading from stdin or from the specified
files and writing to stdout.  It converts markdown formatted plain
text to HTML, using the conventions described in the CommonMark
spec.

# OPTIONS

`--ast`
:   Print an abstract syntax tree instead of HTML.

`--help`
:   Print usage information.

`--version`
:   Print version.

# AUTHORS

John MacFarlane