{auxiliary-files} is about files generated and read by LaTeX and packages which hold auxiliary information about the document.
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Deleting external/auxiliary files?
Is there a way to make TeX delete files?
In my document a lot of auxiliary files are created and it would be wonderful to have them removed after their content has been used.
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'slashbox.sty' not found
I am not the best when it comes to working with programs like LaTeX and I am unable to open a .tex document, or rather 'LaTeX it' since it keeps coming up with this error. I have downloaded ...
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Package babel Error: You haven't loaded the option english yet [duplicate]
Sorry for the less-than-descriptive title, but I'm new to LaTeX and have no idea how to debug or make sense of errors.
I've modified an invoice template from here to suit my needs, but I'm getting ...
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Is there any advantage in keeping track of aux bbl blg files in a git repository
As question says, I am just interested to know the pros and cons of keeping track of auxiliary files of a LaTeX project in every commit of git repository.
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To-do-notes in separate TeX File, but without \listoftodo in main doc
I am using the todonotes package and have three requirements, the first two which the MWE already does:
Obtain a list of todo notes in a separate auxiliary file. This can easily be obtained via the ...
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write output of dvips to a file
Sorry if this is a simple question.
I want to write the output of dvips to a file (i.e. something like a log file for dvips). I tried this but it gives an empty file:
dvips input.dvi > ...
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pdflatex / xelatex -output-directory and subdirectories when using \include
When I include a file from a subdirectory with \include{subdir/sub} and compile the file with pdflatex -output-directory .tex_test/ main.tex, pdflatex complains, that it can't write to ...
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What is the variable that contains the source file name?
I am writing a package that saves information to an external file. I would like to name that file according to the source one; something like
foo.tex -> foo.bar
But I cannot find any variable that ...
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Preventing output of extra compiler files [duplicate]
When I compile a document with PdfLaTeX + View PDF quick build command option selected, Texmaker outputs these files in the same directory with the .tex file:
MyDoc.aux
MyDoc.log
MyDoc.pdf
...
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Which auxiliary LaTeX files should be ignored by Version Control Software?
I'm about to start version controlling my LaTeX documents with Git but I haven't used either very much. I would like to version only the files needed to compile the document but I use different OS's ...
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\showbox and log file
I want to parse the output of the \showbox command externally. Is it possible to let \showbox write to another file than the .log file? If not, is it possible to temporarily change the name of the ...
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Is there a way to configure pdflatex to make all but the .tex and .pdf files hidden files?
I have asked a previous question about how to manage all the files generated when my LaTeX files are compiled but the approach in the answer I accepted is still unsatisfactory for the many small ...
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Write a \setcounter command to a file
I try to write a setcounter command to a file (using the newfile package) by something like the following
\addtostream{mystream}{\protect\setcounter{mycounter}{\myvariable}}
However, since the ...
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Execute command stored in aux file
My script needs to read a command from one aux file (testFileWriteReadExecute.yposIN.txt), then execute that same command which is a actually a call to a write macro which writes another command to a ...
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1answer
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Strange behaviour of \addcontentsline [closed]
Using an up-to-date TeXlive 2012 (with all updates) this small document will produce a strange AUX file:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[list=on]{subcaption}
% Suppress writing the definition of ...
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Index not working
I'm working on a document. There's an index there, but for some reason when I change things in it it doesn't update the rendered outcome and I can't correct it.
I tried erasing the .ind file, but ...
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Unwanted code present in file output
Edit for clarification:
I have a counter whose value I want to write to an aux file. The counter will later be used very dynamically so it has to be read back on subsequent runs or recalculated ...
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Read in number of citations from aux file
In the aux file produced by latex, I see the following line:
\newlabel{LastBibItem}{{30}{10}{}{}{}}
How can I pull the 30 (the total number of citations) into a counter in the preamble of another ...
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BibTeX can't open file `myfile.bib.aux'
I have created a document called "myfile.tex" with the following code.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
As we can see in \cite{goossens93}...
\bibliographystyle{plain}
...
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How to create fancy table of equations (to be typeset before the equations are rendered in text)
Is there a way to create a command which adds to a table or otherwise typesets in a place specified by the user? Example of what I'm after
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\tableofequations
...
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0answers
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MacTeX -aux-directory=DIR
i'm using Textmate and MacTeX (texLive 1.12). There is the option in MiKTeX (Windows) to use the command -aux-directory=DIR and -output-directory=DIR. The output part works in TeXLive, but the PDF ...
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Need *.aux file in separate folder
When compiling with pdflatex we need the *.aux files in a separate folder.
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newclude has destroyed my application
I added
\usepackage{newclude}
with commands such as
\include*{myfile}
in an attempt to include myfile without the concomitant \clearpage. This didn't work, so I removed this new code and ...
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Prevent pdflatex from writing a bunch of files
If I create just a basic hello.tex file an compile it using
pdflatex hello.tex
The pdflatex program is creating a plethora of file which is a little annoying. Currently it writes all those files ...
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1answer
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How to compile LaTeX out-of-source while using bibtex?
I often use the out-of-source compilation on my LaTeX code to separate the generated files from the source files, thus I can conveniently commit my code to the repository. The command is like this:
...
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bibunits: cannot get it to work (no bu1 produced)
I am trying to use the package bibunits to have separate bibliographies for sections, chapters,...
I am using TeXShop on a Mac, and I just recently installed "TeX Live 2012".
I downloaded the file ...
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Print bibliography only when references are cited
The root question here is how can one print a bibliography only when there are sources to be cited?
BACKGROUND
I'm working on expanding a small package (originally by Jackson Taylor and Becca Funke) ...
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Getting duplicate call to my define that writes to a aux file
I have the following:
\newif\ifabrvused
\abrvusedfalse
\def\abrv#1#2{%
\ifabrvused\else%
\newwrite\@loa%
\immediate\openout\@loa=\jobname.loa%
\write0{ Test}
\abrvusedtrue%
...
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writing to \jobname.aux using LaTeX3
In LaTeX2e, one can write to the standard auxiliary file via the \@auxout file handle. Are there dedicated LaTeX3 functions (planned) that facilitate writing to \jobname.aux or is there an equivalent ...
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1answer
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Save an etoolbox list to a file … and read it after
I have a problem. I would like :
to construct an etoolbox list
to save this list in a temp file
to read this list from this file at the next run
to use this file.
For any reason, I can't see the ...
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1answer
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Automatically “Trash Aux Files” after successful typesetting in TeXShop
Is there some way to automatically fire the "Trash Aux Files" command after successful typesetting in TeXShop, without manual action on the part of the user?
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File copy without expansion
What is the command for file copy? I want to copy the contents of one file into another without any command expansion. The operative system would use
copy source target
I tried reading the contents ...
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What should I build my new nomenclature package on top of?
This question led to a new package:
concepts
This is a major edit. In my previous attempt I overgeneralized, which obfuscated my real question.
I'd like to write a new package which I want ...
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1answer
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What could cause repeated NULL characters in an .aux file? [closed]
I have a LaTeX document that was compiling fine until this evening. I was playing around with synctex and latexmk when I noticed the error, but I'm not sure what is causing it.
There are over 100 of ...
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.bat file execution from a .tex document during compilation
Is there a way to execute a .bat file directly from a latex document when I compile that document?
I would something like this:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\chapter{test}
bla bla bla
...
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\write and \\ command
Why I get some errors with the code below, and how can I fix that behaviour?
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\newwrite\indexist
\immediate\openout\indexist=classic.ist
...
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0answers
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How do I locate or generate a log file when I get the error “Log file not found” in TexStudio? [closed]
I am trying to use the pedigree-making package from http://www.pedigree.varphi.com/download.html . I have downloaded the zipped file, and have opened the .ins file [pst-pdgr.ins] in TeXStudio. When I ...
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putting (aux log out toc bbl bib blg) files in another directory with latexmk
Is it possible to put (aux log out toc bbl bib blg) files in another directory with latexmk?
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In TexMakerX, how can I generate only the PDF, with no log, aux or gz files? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Prevent pdflatex from writing a bunch of files.
Every time I generate the PDF in TexMakerX 2.1 for Windows, it also generates the log, aux and gz files, in which I have ...
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Is there any side effect in using \immediate in the definition of \protected@write?
In latex.ltx, \protected@write is defined as:
\long\def \protected@write#1#2#3{%
\begingroup
\let\thepage\relax
#2%
\let\protect\@unexpandable@protect
...
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Need help creating a custom aux file read/write routine to suit my needs
I require two new commands, \createreference and \citereference, to work with. They should work as shown in the following examples:
\createreference{john}{John Q. Citizen} should write the text “John ...
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Problem with LuaTeX : can't write on the .aux file at second pass [closed]
I use MiKTeX 2.9 for Windows, format Plain eTeX. I have my own macro package which I've used for years, and I tried recently to use it with LuaTeX (included MiKTeX version) in order to use UTF-8 ...
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1answer
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MiKTeX, nomencl - Couldn't find input index file [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using package nomencl
I was searching for this problem on this webpage and I found several related questions, however, with no accepted answer. I hope this entry will ...
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Using full stops in figure name to replace spaces: error (confusion of file extension)
I am not sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it and I am hoping to get a solution or at least a good explanation of why this is a bad idea. (there are questions about using underscore ...
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Custom LaTeX commands involving auxiliary files
Can someone with low-level LaTeX knowledge please help me create new customized commands? The commands should be named \storeitem and \typesetitems, and they should work like this:
\typesetitems
...
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MLA Package and Thumbpdf
I'm currently trying to set up a template for MLA format. There's one warning that never goes away, however:
Package thumbpdf Warning: Thumbnail data file `Project*Name.tpt' not found.
Does ...
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Not generating the .aux for the bibliography to run
I'm trying to generate my bibliography and, for what I read, I need to run my main.tex, then bib.aux and then, again main.tex twice, right?
I have created my .bib file and the name on the ...
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Placing Intermediate and Output Files in Another Folder
I am trying to figure out a way to cleanly separate the TEX files from all of the intermediate and output files. Various approaches I've tried, including the one described by ‘Bundle’ TeX output in a ...
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Can I recover my .tex file?
I have lost my tex file but I still have my pdf, .aux, .bak, .bbl, performance monitor file, and my text document.
Can anyone tell me if I can restore my .tex file from this? In any form?
Addition ...
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How can I force LyX to rebuild intermediate files for clean PDF display?
I am working on a multi-file document in LyX (my thesis) and occasionally have problems where LyX seems to rely on old version of intermediate files when updating the PDF output. Is there an easy way ...
