pdflatex:tldr:2682d

pdflatex: Compile a PDF document, exiting on each error.

pdflatex

$ pdflatex -halt-on-error ${source-tex}

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This command is used to run the pdflatex program with a specific option -halt-on-error along with a source file named ${source-tex}.

pdflatex is a command-line tool that compiles LaTeX documents into PDF files.
-halt-on-error is an option that forces pdflatex to stop compilation if it encounters an error instead of trying to continue.
${source-tex} is a placeholder for the actual source file name. In a command-line environment, you would replace it with the actual name of the LaTeX source file you want to compile into a PDF.

For example, if you have a LaTeX file named "mydocument.tex" and you want to compile it into a PDF using pdflatex with the -halt-on-error option, you would run the command: pdflatex -halt-on-error mydocument.tex

If pdflatex encounters an error during the compilation process, it will stop and display the error message, allowing you to identify and fix the issue.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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