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Reputation: 781

Pandoc Error: ! missing $ inserted

I was trying to convert a markdown file to pdf using Pandoc. The markdown is written in Atom editor. For simplicity I am just including the equation only.

The markdown file content is 

\[
\frac{\partial \theta}{\partial t}= \mathrm{K}(\theta)\left( \frac{\partial h}{\partial z}\right) +1
\]

I run the following command from PowerShell 

pandoc testfile1.md -s -o testfile1.pdf

and the following error was produced:

! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text>
                $
l.53 {[} \frac{\partial \theta}{\partial t}

pandoc.exe: Error producing PDF

The preview is able to display formula but produces an error while conversion. If I replace \[ and \] by $$ i receive required output.

My question is: Can I not use \[ and \]?

I am also attaching snapshorts

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Upvotes: 1

Views: 5211

Answers (1)

mb21
mb21

Reputation: 39189

My question is: Can I not use \[ and \]?

No, you can't. In pandoc markdown:

Anything between two $ characters will be treated as TeX math.

Upvotes: 0

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