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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 ...
2
votes
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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2
votes
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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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5
votes
1answer
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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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13
votes
3answers
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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 ...
19
votes
9answers
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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.
12
votes
3answers
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How can I open a file in “append” mode?
Could not find anything in the TeXBook, but this could be just me.
I guess it is always possible to open
the file for reading, copy its content to another file, and then continue writing to that ...
12
votes
4answers
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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 ...
12
votes
2answers
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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 ...
