doctoc

Generate table of contents for Markdown files


Keywords
markdown, table, of, contents
License
MIT
Install
pip install doctoc==1.0.0

Documentation

Table of Contents generated with DocToc

DocToc

License PyPI version

DocToc is a command-line tool built with Python that automatically generates and updates table of contents (TOC) for Markdown files. It scans through your Markdown file, identifies headers, and creates a TOC with clickable links.

Prerequisites

Before installing DocToc, ensure you have the following:

  • Python 3.6+
  • pip (Python package installer)

Installation

You can install DocToc using pip:

pip install doctoc

Alternatively, you can install it from the source on GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/ktechhub/doctoc.git
cd doctoc
python setup.py install

Usage

Generate a table of contents for a Markdown file:

doctoc --help
Usage: doctoc [OPTIONS] MARKDOWN_FILE

  Generate or update a table of contents for Markdown files and optionally
  check hyperlinks.

  Args:
  markdown_file (str): Path to the Markdown file to process.
  outfile (str, optional): Output file path. If specified, writes the modified content to this file instead of overwriting the original.
  check_links (bool): Flag to enable checking the validity of hyperlinks found in the Markdown file.

Options:
  -o, --outfile TEXT  Specify an output file instead of overwriting.
  -cl, --check-links  Check validity of hyperlinks.
  --help              Show this message and exit.

Options:

  • --outfile: Specify an output file instead of overwriting.
  • --check-links: Check the validity of hyperlinks within the Markdown file.

Example with options:

doctoc README.md --check-links

Output

Success: wrote TOC to README.md
Checking hyperlinks...
VALID: [DocToc](https://github.com/ktechhub/doctoc)
VALID: [DocToc](#doctoc)
VALID: [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
VALID: [Installation](#installation)
VALID: [Usage](#usage)
VALID: [Options:](#options)
VALID: [Features](#features)
VALID: [GitHub](#github)
VALID: [License](#license)
VALID: [GitHub repository](https://github.com/ktechhub/doctoc)
doctoc README.md --outfile README_with_toc.md

Output

Success: wrote TOC to README_with_toc.md
doctoc README.md --outfile README_with_toc.md --check-links

Features

  • Automatically generates a TOC based on Markdown headers.
  • Supports customization with options to specify output file and check link validity.
  • Simple and easy to use with a command-line interface.

GitHub

For more details, visit the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contribution

If you want to contribute, kindly see this contribution