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Set mermaid.initialize property in Mermaid CLI

When using Mermaid in the browser, one can set the mermaid.initialize property to alter the SVG produced:

mermaid.initialize({
    flowchart: { 
        curve: 'basis' 
    }
});

How does one set this property when using Mermaid CLI?

Solution

  • Of course I would figure it out only minutes after posting!

    The config should be put into a separate file using valid JSON (double-quoted keys and values):

    $ cat mermaid-config.json
{
    "flowchart": { 
        "curve": "basis" 
    }
}

    And the mmdc executable should be called with the -c flag:

    $ mmdc -c mermaid-config.json -i foo.txt -o foo.png