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+# p2c
+
+_Generate cover images from Hugo posts_
+
+## Usage
+
+- Clone the repository
+- Create a directory in the repository named `fonts`
+- Copy four OpenType font files into the directory
+  - `regular.otf`
+  - `italic.otf`
+  - `bold.otf`
+  - `bold-italic.otf`
+- Install the [go toolchain](https://go.dev/doc/install)
+- Run `go install .`
+  - This bundles your selected fonts into the binary
+- Run the tool from the root of your Hugo site (it also expects the site to be a
+  git repository)
+  - **Example:** `p2c -i content/posts/post.md -o public/post/cover.png`
+
+```
+❯ p2c -h
+
+Usage: p2c [options]
+
+Options:
+  -h, --help                Show the help message
+  -i, --input string        Path to input Markdown
+  -m, --metasize int        Size of font for meta information (default 40)
+  -o, --output string       Path to output PNG
+  -p, --posttitlesize int   Size of font for post title (default 60)
+  -s, --sitetitlesize int   Size of font for site title (default 50)
+
+example: p2c -i content/posts/post.md -o public/post/cover.png
+
+p2c is meant for use with Hugo.
+
+It looks at...
+- Markdown file's frontmatter fields for
+  - title
+  - date
+- Site's config.{toml/yaml/yml} fields for
+  - title (site title)
+- Git history to determine the date the post was last edited.
+```