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@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ the string `$title$` in
will be replaced by the document title.
+To write a literal `$` in a template, use `$$`.
+
Some variables are set automatically by pandoc. These vary somewhat
depending on the output format, but include:
@@ -266,12 +268,10 @@ depending on the output format, but include:
: body of document
`title`
: title of document, as specified in title block
-`authors`
-: authors of document, as specified in title block
+`author`
+: author of document, as specified in title block
`date`
: date of document, as specified in title block
-`css`
-: links to CSS files, as specified using `-c/--css`
Variables may be set at the command line using the `-V/--variable`
option. This allows users to include custom variables in their
@@ -290,7 +290,17 @@ value; otherwise it will include `Y`. `X` and `Y` are placeholders for
any valid template text, and may include interpolated variables or other
conditionals. The `$else$` section may be omitted.
-To write a literal `$` in a template, use `$$`.
+When variables can have multiple values (for example, `author` in
+a multi-author document), you can use the `$for$` keyword:
+
+ $for(author)$
+ <meta name="author" content="$author$" />
+ $endfor$
+
+You can optionally specify a separator to be used between
+consecutive items:
+
+ $for(author)$$author$$sep$, $endfor$
# SEE ALSO