https://github.com/charlesdevandiere/xmldoc2md

Tool to generate markdown from C# XML documentation
https://github.com/charlesdevandiere/xmldoc2md

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Tool to generate markdown from C# XML documentation

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/charlesdevandiere/xmldoc2md
• Owner: charlesdevandiere
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-11-18T11:57:32.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-09-01T11:42:35.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-05T22:09:26.925Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: documentation, documentation-generator, dotnet, markdown
• Language: C#
• Homepage: https://charlesdevandiere.github.io/xmldoc2md/
• Size: 69.3 KB
• Stars: 56
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 19
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# XMLDoc2Markdown

Tool to generate markdown from C# XML documentation.

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## How to use

### Install tool

```shell

dotnet tool install -g XMLDoc2Markdown

```

### Generate documentation

```shell

dotnet xmldoc2md  [options]

```

| Argument | Description |

|---|---|

| `` | DLL source path |

| Option | Description |

|---|---|

| `-o, --output ` | Output directory |

| `--index-page-name ` | Name of the index page [default: index] |

| `--examples-path ` | Path to the code examples to insert in the documentation |

| `--github-pages` | Remove '.md' extension from links for GitHub Pages |

| `--gitlab-wiki` | Remove '.md' extension and './' prefix from links for gitlab wikis |

| `--back-button` | Add a back button on each page |

| `--member-accessibility-level ` | Minimum accessibility level of members to be documented. [default: protected] |

| `--structure ` | Documentation structure. [default: flat] |

| `--version` | Show version information |

| `-?, -h, --help` | Show help and usage information |

#### Example

```shell

dotnet xmldoc2md Sample.dll --output docs --github-pages --back-button

```

See complete documentation [here](https://charlesdevandiere.github.io/xmldoc2md/).