---
name: "redcarpet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-redcarpet"
version: "3.6.0-1+b5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/redcarpet"
---

# redcarpet(1)

Markdown prosessing like butterflies and popcorn

## NAME

redcarpet - Markdown prosessing like butterflies and popcorn

## SYNOPSIS

**redcarpet** \[*--parse-\<extension\>*...\] \[*--render-\<extension\>*...\] \[*--smarty*\] \[*\<file\>*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Convert one or more Markdown files to HTML and write to standard output. With no \<file\> or when \<file\> is '-', read Markdown source text from standard input. With \<extension\>s, perform additional Markdown processing before writing output. With **--smarty**, use the SmartyHTML renderer

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Youhei SASAKI \<uwabami@gfd-dennou.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system(but may be used by others).