5.2 Reader options

--shift-heading-level-by -1

shift-heading-level-by: -1

--indented-code-classes python

indented-code-classes:
  - python

--default-image-extension ".jpg"

default-image-extension: '.jpg'

--file-scope

file-scope: true

--filter pandoc-citeproc \
 --lua-filter count-words.lua \
 --filter special.lua

filters:
  - pandoc-citeproc
  - count-words.lua
  - type: json
    path: special.lua

--metadata key=value \
 --metadata key2

metadata:
  key: value
  key2: true

--metadata-file meta.yaml

metadata-files:
  - meta.yaml

metadata-file: meta.yaml

--preserve-tabs

preserve-tabs: true

--tab-stop 8

tab-stop: 8

--track-changes accept

track-changes: accept

--extract-media dir

extract-media: dir

--abbreviations abbrevs.txt

abbreviations: abbrevs.txt

--trace

trace: true

Metadata values specified in a defaults file are parsed as literal string text, not Markdown.

Filters will be assumed to be Lua filters if they have the .lua extension, and JSON filters otherwise. But the filter type can also be specified explicitly, as shown. Filters are run in the order specified. To include the built-in citeproc filter, use either citeproc or {type: citeproc}.