Mermaid is a diagramming and charting open-source tool that lets you create simple to complex diagrams for various purposes.
In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Mermaid on EndeavourOS.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
Since Mermaid uses Node.js as its runtime environment, we need to install it on our system first.
To install Node.js and npm, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
The above command will install the required packages.
To install Mermaid, you need to use npm. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo npm install -g mermaid
This command will install Mermaid globally on your system.
To verify the installation, run the following command in the terminal:
mermaid --help
This command will display the help menu for Mermaid.
Now that you have successfully installed Mermaid, you can use it. There are two ways to use Mermaid:
Mermaid also provides an online editor where you can create, edit, and share your diagrams without installing anything on your system.
Visit https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor to access the online editor.
To use Mermaid on your local machine, you can create a file with the .mm extension, and then use the following code to create a diagram:
```mermaid
graph LR;
A-->B;
A-->C;
B-->D;
C-->D;
Save the file and then run the following command in the terminal:
mermaid -i path/to/diagram.mm -o path/to/output.svg
This command will create an SVG file from your Mermaid diagram.
## Conclusion
Mermaid is an excellent tool for creating diagrams and charts, and installing it on EndeavourOS is a straightforward process. We hope this tutorial helped you install Mermaid on your system.
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