Search for terms in Markdown files using `glow`

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Search for terms in Markdown files using `glow`

by jessp01 1 month ago

GNU/Linux ◆ xterm-256color ◆ bash 50 views

Glow is a terminal-based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI. Use it to discover markdown files, and read documentation directly on the command line. Glow will find local markdown files in subdirectories or a local Git repository.

This screencast demonstrates the ability to search for terms within found MD files. It’s a feature in progress which you can see in this fork. A pull was submitted against the upstream repo.

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You can download this recording in asciicast v2 format, as a .cast file.

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Replay in terminal

You can replay the downloaded recording in your terminal using the asciinema play command:

asciinema play 705359.cast

If you don't have asciinema CLI installed then see installation instructions.

Use with stand-alone player on your website

Download asciinema player from the releases page (you only need .js and .css file), then use it like this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="asciinema-player.css" />
</head>
<body>
  <div id="player"></div>
  <script src="asciinema-player.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    AsciinemaPlayer.create(
      '/assets/705359.cast',
      document.getElementById('player'),
      { cols: 136, rows: 36 }
    );
  </script>
</body>
</html>

See asciinema player quick-start guide for full usage instructions.

While this site doesn't provide GIF conversion at the moment, you can still do it yourself with the help of asciinema GIF generator utility - agg.

Once you have it installed, generate a GIF with the following command:

agg https://asciinema.org/a/705359 demo.gif

Or, if you already downloaded the recording file:

agg demo.cast demo.gif

Check agg --help for all available options. You can change font family and size, select color theme, adjust speed and more.

See agg manual for full usage instructions.