glow
terminal markdown renderer
TLDR
Render markdown file
$ glow [README.md]
Render with pager$ glow -p [file.md]
Render from stdin$ cat [file.md] | glow
Set width$ glow -w [80] [file.md]
Browse local files$ glow
SYNOPSIS
glow [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
glow renders markdown in the terminal with syntax highlighting and formatting. It displays markdown documents beautifully without leaving the command line.
The tool supports various styles and can browse markdown files interactively. It handles GitHub Flavored Markdown including tables and code blocks.
PARAMETERS
FILE
Markdown file to render.-p, --pager
Use pager for output.-w WIDTH, --width WIDTH
Word wrap width.-s STYLE, --style STYLE
Style name (dark, light, etc.).--help
Display help information.
CONFIGURATION
~/.config/glow/glow.yml
Configuration file for default style, width, and pager settings.
CAVEATS
Terminal must support colors. Some features need true color support. Images not rendered.
HISTORY
glow was created by Charm as part of their suite of terminal tools, bringing beautiful markdown rendering to the command line.