Yes, some lines are longer than the column width. This is the command I use 
to create the PDF:

pandoc config_guide.md --wrap=auto --ascii --from=gfm+pipe_tables 
--output=Config_Guide.pdf

Kind Regards
Martin

John MacFarlane schrieb am Montag, 23. Oktober 2023 um 18:14:18 UTC+2:

> Are any of the lines of your markdown pipe table longer than column width 
> (e.g. 78 columns)? IF not, this feature doesn't kick in.
>
> > On Oct 23, 2023, at 6:17 AM, 'Martin Ehlers' via pandoc-discuss <
> pandoc-...-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > According to the Pandoc User's Guide, for pipe tables, "if any line of 
> the markdown source is longer than the column width, then the table will 
> take up the full text width and the cell contents will wrap, with the 
> relative cell widths determined by the number of dashes in the line 
> separating the table header from the table body."
> > 
> > However when I am converting markdown to PDF using LaTeX, content is not 
> wrapped, and content exceeding the PDF page width is truncated instead. I 
> have tried with different column and cell widths. Is this is a known issue, 
> or do I miss something?
> > 
> > Kind Regards
> > Martin
> > 
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