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Commands tagged latex

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less `kpsewhich scrartcl.cls`
2012-04-15 11:10:41
User: Stefan
Functions: less
Tags: latex tex
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Show the source code of a LaTeX class or package or a TeX file in general

kpsewhich is a tool for path and file lookup. It is a front-end of the kpathsea library. For one or more given package or file names it returns the complete path from within the TeX installation, that one which the compiler would actually use. Via backticks we can use it as argument to less, more, or any editor. For example:

gedit `kpsewhich hyperref.sty`
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dwdiff -c a.tex b.tex | less -R
2011-07-27 15:24:35
User: fubunny
Functions: less
Tags: latex
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Show word-by-word differences between two latex files, in color
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pdfnup --nup 2x1 --frame true --landscape --outfile output.pdf input.pdf
2010-12-21 14:20:06
User: TetsuyO
Functions: true
Tags: pdf latex pdfjam pdfpages pdflatex pdfnup
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Transform a portrait pdf in a landscape one with 2 pages per page

This is an example of the usage of pdfnup (you can find it in the 'pdfjam' package). With this command you can save ink/toner and paper (and thus trees!) when you print a pdf.

This tools are very configurable, and you can make also 2x2, 3x2, 2x3 layouts, and more (the limit is your fantasy and the resolution of the printer :-)

You must have installed pdfjam, pdflatex, and the LaTeX pdfpages package in your box.

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texdoc packagename
2010-05-23 20:02:32
User: bwoodacre
Tags: latex tex texlive documentation
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Easily find latex package documentation

If the pdf/dvi/etc documentation for a latex package is already part of your local texmf tree, then texdoc will find and display it for you. If the documentation is not available on your system, it will bring up the package's webpage at CTAN to help you investigate.

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grep -R usepackage * | cut -d']' -f2 | cut -s -d'{' -f 2 | sed s/"}"/.sty"}"/g | cut -d'}' -f1 | sort | uniq | xargs dpkg -S | cut -d':' -f1 | sort | uniq
2010-05-22 19:37:26
User: prayer
Functions: cut grep sed sort uniq xargs
Tags: latex
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Get debian package names corresponding to latex packages used in a document
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egrep "(There were undefined references|Rerun to get (cross-references|the bars) right)" texfile.log
2009-07-07 06:48:03
User: gwiener
Functions: egrep
Tags: latex
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Check if you need to run LaTeX more times to get the refefences right

LaTeX is not a smart compiler - You need to run it several times to make it back-patch all the missing refs. The message if to do so or not is buried in its endless output and the log file. This grep lines helps to find it.

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