Create an A5 booklet from a learnxinyminutes resource

learnxinybook.fish

#!/usr/bin/env fish

set lang $argv[1]

if test -z "$lang"
    echo "Usage: bookify.fish <language>"
    exit 1
end

set title (string upper (string sub -l 1 $lang))(string sub -s 2 $lang)

if not test -d docs
    echo "Cloning learnxinyminutes-docs..."
    git clone git@github.com:adambard/learnxinyminutes-docs.git docs
end

pandoc docs/$lang.md -o $lang.pdf \
    -s --highlight-style kate \
    -V geometry:margin=2cm \
    -V fontsize=11pt \
    -M title="Learn $title in Y Minutes" \
    -M author="learnxinyminutes.com/$lang/" \
    -M date="Bound 2026" \
    --template=eisvogel \
    -V titlepage=true \
    -V titlepage-rule-height=0

pdfbook2 --short-edge $lang.pdf # will create "$lang-book.pdf"
rm $lang.pdf