mdcv

NPM command line tool used to create PDFs resumes from Markdown using custom templates.

Installation

Dependencies

First, install these two dependencies by following the links:

• pandoc
• wkhtmltopdf

NPM Package

Next, install the mdcv command line tool:

npm install -g mdcv

That's it! Run mdcv --help to make sure it works.

Usage

Default Styling

Build your resume from a markdown file using the default template:

mdcv resume.md

A PDF file called resume.pdf will be output.

Here's a good starting point Markdown file if you want to use the default styling.

Custom Styling

Now to get to the real power of this tool. You can create your own CSS files to make your own resume look perfect. To use a custom CSS file, simply run:

mdcv resume.md --style mytemplate.css

Using custom CSS files in combination with Markdown should give you all the power you need to create fully custom and beautiful resumes that you can keep under version control.