modbender Invoice Generator
Generate professional invoices in Markdown or HTML from simple inputs.
Usage
./generate-invoice.sh \
--client "Acme Corp" \
--email "billing@acme.com" \
--date "2026-02-22" \
--due "2026-03-22" \
--item "Web Development|40|150.00" \
--item "Design Review|5|120.00" \
--tax 10 \
--currency USD \
--invoice-number INV-001 \
--from "Shelly Labs" \
--format html
Parameters
| Flag | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--client |
Client name (required) | — |
--email |
Client email | — |
--date |
Invoice date | today |
--due |
Due date | +30 days |
--item |
"Description|Qty|Rate" (repeatable) |
— |
--tax |
Tax percentage | 0 |
--currency |
Currency code | USD |
--invoice-number |
Invoice ID | INV-{timestamp} |
--from |
Your name/company | — |
--format |
md or html |
md |
--output |
Output file path | stdout |
Output
- Markdown: Clean table-based invoice
- HTML: Uses
template.html— professional, print-ready
Examples
# Quick markdown invoice
./generate-invoice.sh --client "Bob" --item "Consulting|10|100" --format md
# HTML invoice saved to file
./generate-invoice.sh --client "Acme" --item "Dev|40|150" --format html --output invoice.html