# merman-cli
`merman-cli` is the command-line interface for [merman](https://crates.io/crates/merman). It can detect, parse, layout, and render Mermaid diagrams without a browser.
## Install
```sh
cargo install merman-cli
```
From a local checkout:
```sh
cargo install --path crates/merman-cli
```
## Commands
```sh
merman-cli detect path/to/diagram.mmd
merman-cli parse --pretty --meta path/to/diagram.mmd
merman-cli layout --pretty path/to/diagram.mmd
merman-cli render path/to/diagram.mmd --out out.svg
merman-cli render --format png --out out.png path/to/diagram.mmd
merman-cli render --format jpg --out out.jpg path/to/diagram.mmd
merman-cli render --format pdf --out out.pdf path/to/diagram.mmd
```
If no input path is provided, or the input path is `-`, `merman-cli` reads Mermaid source from stdin.
```sh
printf "flowchart TD\nA[API] --> B[DB]\n" | merman-cli render --out out.svg
```
## Rendering Options
`render` writes SVG to stdout by default. Use `--out` for files and `--format png|jpg|pdf` for raster or PDF export.
Useful flags:
- `--text-measurer deterministic|vendored` controls text measurement. `vendored` is better for visual output; `deterministic` is useful for stable fixture-style output.
- `--id <diagram-id>` sets the root SVG id and internal marker id prefix.
- `--scale <n>` controls PNG/JPG raster scale.
- `--background <css-color>` sets raster background.
- `--hand-drawn-seed <n>` stabilizes rough/hand-drawn rendering where supported.
- `--viewport-width <w>` and `--viewport-height <h>` configure viewport-sensitive layouts.
- `--suppress-errors` emits an error diagram instead of failing on parse errors.
## SVG Input Rasterization
`merman-cli render --format png|jpg|pdf` can also rasterize existing SVG input when the input starts with `<svg`.
```sh
merman-cli render --format png --out diagram.png diagram.svg
```
The raster path applies merman's `resvg`-safe SVG cleanup before conversion.