---
name: "marked"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "node-marked"
version: "4.2.3+ds+~4.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/marked"
---

# marked(1)

a javascript markdown parser

## NAME

marked - a javascript markdown parser

## SYNOPSIS

**marked** \[-o *\<output\>*\] \[-i *\<input\>*\] \[-s *\<string\>*\] \[--help\] \[--tokens\] \[--pedantic\] \[--gfm\] \[--breaks\] \[--sanitize\] \[--smart-lists\] \[--lang-prefix *\<prefix\>*\] \[--no-etc...\] \[--silent\] \[*filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**marked** is a full-featured javascript markdown parser, built for speed. It also includes multiple GFM features.

## EXAMPLES

- cat in.md \| marked \> out.html

  - echo "hello \*world\*" \| marked

  - marked -o out.html -i in.md --gfm

  - marked --output="hello world.html" -i in.md --no-breaks

  ## OPTIONS

- **-o, --output \[*output*\]**

  Specify file output. If none is specified, write to stdout.

- **-i, --input \[*input*\]**

  Specify file input, otherwise use last argument as input file. If no input file is specified, read from stdin.

- **-s, --string \[*string*\]**

  Specify string input instead of a file.

- **-t, --tokens**

  Output a token stream instead of html.

- **--pedantic**

  Conform to obscure parts of markdown.pl as much as possible. Don't fix original markdown bugs.

- **--gfm**

  Enable github flavored markdown.

- **--breaks**

  Enable GFM line breaks. Only works with the gfm option.

- **--sanitize**

  Sanitize output. Ignore any HTML input.

- **--smart-lists**

  Use smarter list behavior than the original markdown.

- **--lang-prefix \[*prefix*\]**

  Set the prefix for code block classes.

- **--mangle**

  Mangle email addresses.

- **--no-sanitize, -no-etc...**

  The inverse of any of the marked options above.

- **--silent**

  Silence error output.

- **-h, --help**

  Display help information.

## CONFIGURATION

For configuring and running programmatically.

**Example**

    import { marked } from 'marked';\
     marked('\*foo\*', { gfm: true });

## BUGS

Please report any bugs to https://github.com/markedjs/marked.

## LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2011-2014, Christopher Jeffrey (MIT License).

## SEE ALSO

**[markdown(1)](/markdown/1.md),** **node.js(1)**