How can I preserve / enforce formatting when converting a Markdown file to pdf?

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How can I convert a Markdown file to PDF and preserve the code block formatting?

The Markdown code

JSON
{
  "client_id": "string",
  "api_key": "string",
  "data": {

as served up via Mkdocs looks like:

EX_1

After converting the Markdown file to PDF (or docx, etc.), the formatting looks like this:

EX_2

I need to preserve the background color and the line numbering illustrated in EX_1.

No, the images were added here to illustrate the difference in output. I'll update the issue with the code snippet. — FunnyChef, Jan 18 '18 at 22:41
Ah I get it. I edited your input to the top, and only then what it looks like in your editor. That makes things clearer. — Jongware, Jan 19 '18 at 00:01

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '18 at 17:11

For those who may run into a similar issue the following fixed the issue for me;

Create a file named preamble.tex
Add the following to the file and save: \usepackage{longtable}\setlength{\LTleft}{0em}
Run your pan doc command; pandoc test.md -o test.pdf -H preamble.tex

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