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texliveonfly: Use a specific compiler (defaults to `pdflatex`).

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$ texliveonfly --compiler=${compiler} ${source-tex}

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The command "texliveonfly" is a command-line tool used for automatically downloading and installing missing LaTeX packages while compiling a TeX document. It helps ensure that the necessary packages are available for successful compilation.

The specific command you provided is using the "texliveonfly" tool with the following options:

--compiler=${compiler}: This option specifies the compiler to be used for compiling the TeX document. The value of ${compiler} should be provided as an argument when executing the command. For example, if you want to use the "pdflatex" compiler, you would replace ${compiler} with "pdflatex" in the command.

${source-tex}: This represents the path or filename of the TeX source file that you want to compile. The value of ${source-tex} should also be provided as an argument when executing the command. For example, if your source file is named "mydocument.tex", you would replace ${source-tex} with "mydocument.tex" in the command.

So, when you execute the command with the appropriate values for ${compiler} and ${source-tex}, texliveonfly will download and install any missing LaTeX packages and then compile the TeX document using the specified compiler.

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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