github-markdown-toc
Tool for generating Table of Contents for GitHub README.md files
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Decision brief
github-markdown-toc is a shell script for generating Table of Contents for README.md files without requiring additional software installation.
Good fit when
- When you need to generate a Table of Contents for README.md files or GitHub wiki pages and prefer not to install additional software.
- If you are working on Linux or macOS and want a tool that can process stdin, local files, and remote files.
Avoid when
- If you are working on Windows, as the tool is not natively supported and a Go-based alternative is recommended for better reliability and parallel processing.
- When you require a tool with more advanced features such as parallel processing or if you need a more solid and reliable solution, as the Go-based alternative github-markdown-toc.go is recommended.
- Requirements:
- The tool is a shell script and does not require additional software installation.
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Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Dormant (705d since push)
- As of Sep 18, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Personal account
- As of Sep 18, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Sep 18, 2026
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Install
git clone https://github.com/ekalinin/github-markdown-tocSimilar tools
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Overview
A shell script that generates Table of Contents for README.md files without requiring additional software installation.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 18, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 18, 2026
- Languages
- shell
Source: github.language · Sep 18, 2026
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README
gh md toc ========= gh md toc — is for you if you want to generate TOC (Table Of Content) for a README.md or a GitHub wiki page without installing additional software . It's my try to fix a problem: github/issues/215 gh md toc is able to process: stdin local files (markdown files...
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