diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/cli.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/cli.txt | 23 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/docs/cli.txt b/docs/cli.txt index 9babc50..719bc0c 100644 --- a/docs/cli.txt +++ b/docs/cli.txt @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Assuming the `python` executable is on your system path, just run the following: python -m markdown [options] [args] -That will run the module as a script. Note that on older Python versions (2.5 -and 2.6), you may need to specify the appropriate module: +That will run the module as a script. Note that on older Python versions (2.6), +you may need to specify the appropriate module: python -m markdown.__main__ [options] [args] @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Use the `--help` option for available options: python -m markdown --help -If you are using Python 2.4 or you don't want to have to call the python -executable directly, follow the instructions below: +If you don't want to call the python executable directly, follow the +instructions below: Setup ----- @@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ path. markdown text files will not likely be in that directory, so it is much more convenient to have ``markdown_py`` on your path. -__Note:__ Python-Markdown uses "markdown_py" as a script name because -the Perl implementation has already taken the more obvious name "markdown". -Additionally, the default Python configuration on some systems would cause a -script named "markdown.py" to fail by importing itself rather than the markdown -library. Therefore, the script has been named "markdown_py" as a compromise. If -you prefer a different name for the script on your system, it is suggested that -you create a symbolic link to `markdown_py` with your preferred name. +!!!Note + Python-Markdown uses "markdown_py" as a script name because + the Perl implementation has already taken the more obvious name "markdown". + Additionally, the default Python configuration on some systems would cause a + script named "markdown.py" to fail by importing itself rather than the markdown + library. Therefore, the script has been named "markdown_py" as a compromise. If + you prefer a different name for the script on your system, it is suggested that + you create a symbolic link to `markdown_py` with your preferred name. Usage ----- |