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pdflatex:tldr:48609
pdflatex: Compile a PDF document specifying an output directory.
$ pdflatex -output-directory=${path-to-directory} ${source-tex}
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The command pdflatex
is used to compile a TeX document into a PDF file.
Here is an explanation of each component of the command:
-output-directory=${path-to-directory}
: This flag specifies the output directory where the PDF file will be generated.${path-to-directory}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path to the desired directory.${source-tex}
: This is the path to the TeX source file that you want to compile into a PDF.${source-tex}
is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual path to the TeX file you want to compile.
Combining these components, the command pdflatex -output-directory=${path-to-directory} ${source-tex}
tells pdflatex
to compile the TeX document at ${source-tex}
and generate the resulting PDF file in the ${path-to-directory}
directory.
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.