{git} is an extremely fast, efficient, distributed version control system ideal for the collaborative development of TeX documents
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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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TexStudio / TexMaker and Github
I was wondering if anyone has used Github as a version control system, when writing a large document via TexStudio or TexMaker?
Rstudio for example has a plugin that allows R projects to be pushed ...
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LaTeX IDE with git
I currently use Texmaker when working with LaTeX. I often use Git as well with LaTeX. I was wondering if there is an IDE similar to Texmaker which supports Git.
Thanks.
P.S. I use Ubuntu.
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git LaTeX and branches workflow
I'm getting more and more comfortable with git, and I'm learning how to use it with my LaTeX documents. However, I'm not at all a git wizard and thus I'm looking for further advices. One can find many ...
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How to tell LyX to put every sentence on its own line?
I'm planning to write my master thesis using LyX. In order to keep track of recent changes, I want to export the LyX source files to normal LaTeX source files and put these in a Git repository. In the ...
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Problem with TeXShop and UTF-8 when cloning from git [closed]
My team has the following worflow: we host a git repository on Assembla.com. In that repository, there is a .tex file with the following enconding set: \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}.
The problem is I ...
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Compare revisions of pdf [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to track changes between PDFs?
I use git to keep track of my LaTeX sourcefiles so I can compare and restore any state of my document.
My supervisor has given me an ...
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Branching or duplication in source control?
I'm writing a thesis, using latex, and git. I'm using \include for chapters. I also want to turn it into a journal article. I also have to give 2 or 3 presentations, which are for slightly different ...
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Automatic branching for versions and git
I am writing my PhD thesis and as I am not the least chaotic guy I also add notes for future reference. Surely, this means it is not production grade, or how you would like to call it.
There is a ...
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Inserting git commit date without hooks
Is there a way to insert the last git commit date into a document without having to add git hooks (like the gitinfo package does it)?
I'm not 100% sure how LaTeX packages work, but if they can access ...
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Can you put git revision information in a multifile document?
I have my PhD thesis under revision control (git), with a master file (~/Thesis/thesis.tex) using the \include command to include the chapters (~/Thesis/tex/chapter1.tex, etc).
Is there a way to ...
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Check if pdf is up to date for git pre-commit hook?
It'd be really nice to do a git commit -m "some stupid broken commit" and get back a refusal from git, because the latest version of the document hasn't been successfully compiled yet (ie. changes ...
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Import source code from URL
I have code snippets on my github account and I'd like to import the code from them directly into my LaTeX document via something like:
\importtext{https://gist.github.com/xxxx}
Is this possible? ...
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Version Control with GIT for Tex / Latex Files in One repository or split to sep. repos
I am looking up at setting up version control for my latex documents. I was wondering people's typical setup for this. Do they set it up in there top folder or individual projects. I will be using ...
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Is it safe to place part of texmf-local under git?
Are there any problems with placing parts (or all) of texmf-local under Git source control? Git places a hidden directory in the folders it manages. Are there issues caused by doing this; would doing ...
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Post-commit service hook for GitHub repository containing LaTeX?
This question is related to Compiling documents online.
I store my LaTeX documents in a git repository on GitHub. Is there a web service which offers a post-commit hook for GitHub which automatically ...
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How to collaborate on a TeX project using VCS with a collaborator who is not using VCS?
Pretty self-explanatory; I'm thinking of @AndrewStacey's answer, in particular the part about working with collaborators who do not use VCS. I'm hoping for a more detailed explanation / step-by-step ...
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Is there a collaboration system on the web that I can use to write book together with others?
If this question is out of topic, I will remove as soon as possible.
I have used neither Subversion nor GIT nor any collaboration system to write any document together with others. I am looking for ...
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Managing TDS Trees for Multiple Manuals In GIT Source Controlled Environment
We use LaTeX for our all of our documentation, which includes multiple product lines with multiple manuals. These manuals are built right along with our installers using our automated build server.
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Using latexdiff with git
I'd like to be able to use latexdiff with git. At the moment I have an alias in my .gitconfig file for a word-based diff:
[alias]
wdiff = diff --color-words
but is it possible to make an alias ...
