CLI
The mq command-line interface provides tools for querying and manipulating markdown content. Below is the complete reference for all available commands and options.
Usage: mq [OPTIONS] [QUERY OR FILE] [FILES]... [COMMAND]
Commands:
repl Start a REPL session for interactive query execution
fmt Format mq files based on specified formatting options
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
Arguments:
[QUERY OR FILE]
[FILES]...
Options:
-A, --aggregate
Aggregate all input files/content into a single array
-f, --from-file
load filter from the file
-I, --input-format <INPUT_FORMAT>
Set input format [possible values: markdown, mdx, html, text, null, raw]
-L, --directory <MODULE_DIRECTORIES>
Search modules from the directory
-M, --module-names <MODULE_NAMES>
Load additional modules from specified files
--args <NAME> <VALUE>
Sets string that can be referenced at runtime
--rawfile <NAME> <FILE>
Sets file contents that can be referenced at runtime
--stream
Enable streaming mode for processing large files line by line
-F, --output-format <OUTPUT_FORMAT>
Set output format [default: markdown] [possible values: markdown, html, text, json, none]
-U, --update
Update the input markdown (aliases: -i, --in-place, --inplace)
--unbuffered
Unbuffered output
--list-style <LIST_STYLE>
Set the list style for markdown output [default: dash] [possible values: dash, plus, star]
--link-title-style <LINK_TITLE_STYLE>
Set the link title surround style for markdown output [default: double] [possible values: double, single, paren]
--link-url-style <LINK_URL_STYLE>
Set the link URL surround style for markdown links [default: none] [possible values: none, angle]
-S, --separator <QUERY>
Specify a query to insert between files as a separator
-o, --output <FILE>
Output to the specified file
-C, --color-output
Colorize markdown output
--list
List all available subcommands (built-in and external)
-P <PARALLEL_THRESHOLD>
Number of files to process before switching to parallel processing [default: 10]
-h, --help
Print help
-V, --version
Print version
# Examples:
## To filter markdown nodes:
mq 'query' file.md
## To read query from file:
mq -f 'file' file.md
## To start a REPL session:
mq repl
## To format mq file:
mq fmt --check file.mq