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+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=channel:nixpkgs-unstable -i bash -p pandoc
+
+# This script is temporarily needed while we transition the manual to
+# CommonMark. It converts the .md files in the regular manual folder
+# into DocBook files in the from_md folder.
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+pushd $DIR
+
+OUT="$DIR/from_md"
+mapfile -t MD_FILES < <(find . -type f -regex '.*\.md$')
+
+for mf in ${MD_FILES[*]}; do
+  if [ "${mf: -11}" == ".section.md" ]; then
+    mkdir -p $(dirname "$OUT/$mf")
+    pandoc "$mf" -t docbook \
+      --extract-media=media \
+      -f markdown+smart \
+    | cat  > "$OUT/${mf%".section.md"}.section.xml"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${mf: -11}" == ".chapter.md" ]; then
+    mkdir -p $(dirname "$OUT/$mf")
+    pandoc "$mf" -t docbook \
+      --top-level-division=chapter \
+      --extract-media=media \
+      -f markdown+smart \
+    | cat  > "$OUT/${mf%".chapter.md"}.chapter.xml"
+  fi
+done
+
+popd