tlmgr-paper:tldr:ba339

tlmgr-paper: Set the default paper size for all TeX Live programs to A4.

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$ sudo tlmgr paper ${a4}

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This command is using the sudo command to run the tlmgr utility with the argument paper ${a4}.

sudo is a command used in Unix-like operating systems to execute commands with administrative or superuser privileges. It allows users to perform tasks that require elevated permissions.

tlmgr is the package manager for TeX Live, a comprehensive distribution of the TeX typesetting system used for typesetting documents, including formatting papers and documents in various sizes and layouts.

The argument paper ${a4} is specifying a particular paper size for the TeX typesetting system. ${a4} is likely a variable or a placeholder that needs to be replaced with an actual value. In this case, it seems to be indicating the A4 paper size, which is a standard paper size commonly used in many countries.

Overall, this command is likely being used to configure the paper size settings in the TeX Live system, specifically setting it to A4.

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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