Change the latex env that represents markdown blockquote

[avidseeker]

pandoc translates markdown blockquotes > into \begin{quote}...\end{quote}.

How do I change that to \begin{quotation}...\end{quotation}?

[jgm]

Easiest approach would be to redefine the quote environment in your preamble. E.g. in markdown metadata,

header-includes: |
  ```{=latex}
  \renewenvironment{quote}{\begin{quotation}}{\end{quotation}}
  ```

Slightly harder would be to write a Lua filter that matches BlockQuote elements and outputs their contents surrounded by the appropriate raw LaTeX begin and end commands.