# Connect – Render Markdown with Glow

**URL:** <https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/connect-render-markdown-with-glow/821>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Created:** [December 24, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/connect-render-markdown-with-glow/821 "2019-12-24T07:34:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![alexherbo2](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/alexherbo2/32/1140_2.png) [@alexherbo2](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/alexherbo2)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/connect-render-markdown-with-glow/821/1 "2019-12-24T07:34:33Z")

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Just added the [`it`](https://github.com/alexherbo2/connect.kak/blob/master/rc/commands/it) command to [Connect](https://github.com/alexherbo2/connect.kak) to get the current buffer.

**Example** – From a connected terminal, render Markdown for the current buffer with [Glow](https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow):

```auto
glow $(it) # Equivalent to `get val buffile`

```

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**Author:** ![robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/robertmeta/32/833_2.png) [@robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robertmeta)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/connect-render-markdown-with-glow/821/2 "2019-12-31T06:29:00Z")

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Connect is by far my most used plugin, nothing else even comes close. I use this every single time I use kakoune.