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Is it possible to put (aux log out toc bbl bib blg) files in another directory with latexmk?

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related question: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/30350/… – doncherry Nov 19 '12 at 6:42
Jonas' solution, which is based on a more current version of latexmk, seems superior to me; I suggest changing the accepted answer. – doncherry Nov 19 '12 at 6:47
@doncherry: Done, but it doesn't yet work with my MacTex installation unfortunately. – Neil G Nov 19 '12 at 14:51

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auxdir is the directory for all auxiliary files but not the PDF file.

latexmk -auxdir=/tmp test.tex should work. You can extend this to autocompile with latexmk -auxdir=/tmp -pdf -pvc test.tex

The manual man latexmk / texdoc latexmk explains more about the auxdir parameter:

-auxdir=FOO or -aux-directory=FOO

          Sets the directory for  auxiliary  output  files  of  (pdf)latex
          (.aux,  .log  etc).  This achieves its effect by the -aux-direc‐
          tory option of (pdf)latex, which currently is  only  implemented
          on the MiKTeX version of (pdf)latex.

          See   also   the   -outdir/-output-directory  options,  and  the
          $aux_dir,  $out_dir,  and  $search_path_separator  configuration
          variables  of  latexmk.  In particular, see the documentation of
          $out_dir for some complications  on  what  directory  names  are
          suitable.
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I suppose that latexmk also can handle the option output-directory=...

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can I keep the pdf file in the same directory, or is that too hard? – Neil G Dec 25 '10 at 7:00
I got output-directory working by changing the way latexmk calls pdflatex – Neil G Dec 25 '10 at 7:34
no, all output is affected. I always put a link from my doc directory to the pdf in the outpunt directory. – Herbert Dec 25 '10 at 7:51
good idea. – Neil G Dec 25 '10 at 18:10
I think that you might have to use -jobname with recent versions of latexmk. (My version does not seem to support the output-directory option.) – mforbes Oct 6 '11 at 18:33
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