Question 1

How to use Grip without an internet connection?

Accepted Answer

Grip primarily relies on GitHub's API, so offline use is limited. There's an experimental offline renderer mentioned in the README, but it's incomplete and not recommended for production. For now, you need internet access for accurate previews.

Question 2

Grip vs. other Markdown preview tools like Pandoc?

Accepted Answer

Grip is specialized for GitHub-accurate previews with live reload, while tools like Pandoc focus on document conversion with broader format support but no live server. Choose Grip if GitHub fidelity is critical; use Pandoc for flexible output formats.

Question 3

How to export all Markdown files in a directory with Grip?

Accepted Answer

You can use a shell script with a loop, as shown in the README tips. For example, run 'for f in *.md; do grip --export $f --no-inline; done' and then adjust asset paths with sed commands for relative links.

Question 4

Does Grip support GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions?

Accepted Answer

Yes, since Grip uses GitHub's API, it supports all GitHub Flavored Markdown features, including task lists, tables, and emoji, as referenced in the documentation about user-content mode.

Question 5

How to change the default port or host in Grip?

Accepted Answer

You can specify a port or host via command line, like 'grip 8080' or 'grip 0.0.0.0', or set it permanently in the configuration file '~/.grip/settings.py' with the PORT or HOST variables.

Question 6

Is it safe to use personal access tokens with Grip?

Accepted Answer

Grip recommends using personal access tokens over passwords for security, and tokens should have minimal scopes. You can store them in the configuration file, but use environment variables or a password manager for better safety as advised in the README.

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