{include} is about the \include command which makes LaTeX process the content of a given file, add page breaks before and after and open a new auxiliary file for the given file.
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When should I use \input vs. \include?
There are two different commands to incorporate another file into the source of some document, \input and \include. When should I use one or the other? What are the differences between them? Are there ...
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Redefining \include
A puzzling choice made by Leslie Lamport was to define \include in such a way as to issue a \clearpage before reading the file. This has been puzzling me for sometime as it is not a very good choice ...
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Is it possible to write all mathematical formulas in a separate file and add them in main file on-demand?
Consider this scenario:
I have a report to write and I want to write all mathematical formulas in a separate file and then add them in the main report file on demand (i.e. include/import/add/call a ...
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How to make the main file recognize relative paths used in the imported files?
I'm currently using doxygen to generate some documentation for a project,
and doxygen generate some LaTeX code that then can be used to generate a nice pdf.
But let's say I would like to write ...
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Adding Table of Contents to existing PDF
How can I add a Table of Contents (TOC) to an existing PDF?
I have an existing PDF (scanned notes from a class). I'd like to improve this basic scan as much as possible. I do not think that any OCR ...
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Include without pagebreak
I really like the \input command, but what I really like more is the \includeonly command.
Is there a way to have the best of these worlds? (i.e. an \inputonly or an \include without page-breaks?)
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Speed up compilation by (pre-)compiling chapters separately?
I am writing a long document with many chapters. They are all included from a root document using \input{chapterX.tex} etc. Compiling everything takes pretty long.
As a workaround to make compilation ...
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Is there an \exclude option?
When I'm debugging a big multifile project, it's often useful to make extensive use of \includeonly to narrow down where the problem is. but today I found myself using: ...
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Test if file is in \includeonly
Is it possible to check if a file is listed inside \includeonly{...} ?
For example I would like to do something like this
\includeonly{file1,file2}
\if\isincluded file1 % \isincluded is a ...
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\endinput: what is it for?
I am working on a big document and I am using the \include command to put chapters one after the other. On the internet I came to know about the existence of the \endinput command. However I do not ...
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How to include a document into another document?
I have two documents A and B. Both of them are separate documents. But document A also has to include document B.
Now if I use \include{B} i get the following error:
! LaTeX Error: Can be used only ...
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Keep chapter number of chapters inserted with \include
Okay, I've puzzled over this for a while and I can't work it out.
I have a document with several chapters, using the memoir class. I've separated each chapter into separate files, and I'm including ...
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Correct way to use include and includeonly when writing a large document like a thesis
I am writing a large document with several chapters and I would like to work on each chapter separately. In my main.tex I include the chapters either like
\include{chap1.tex}
\include{chap2.tex}
...
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How to include audio file in PDF
How do I include audio file, or should I say, link to audio file in PDF?
Audio should be playable "from
PDF directly", without opening
any additional window.
Is it possible to attach audios to PDF
...
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Table of contents numbering is strange [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
ToC numbering problem
My LaTeX document is acting strangely. Here is a simplified version of it:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\newpage
...
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Changing the working directory when including files in a subdirectory
I'm working on a mathematics magazine that involves multiple articles from different authors. I would like to give each article a sub-directory in which I can store all the relevant files - .tex, ...
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(How) can I include the file somedir/file.tex in the file somedir/subdir/anotherfile.tex
I know that it is possible to include somedir/subdir/anotherfile.tex in somedir/file.tex by using \include{subdir/file}. Is it possible to do it the other way around?
A Linux workaround that I'm ...
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Large document edited by a dozen people
We, a team of 12 people, plan to write a 50 pages paper. The paper will be divided into chapters. Usually, no more than 2 or 3 people will work on a given chapter.
Having one large file will create ...
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Create list of all external files used by master LaTeX document?
Is there an easy way to create a list of all external files (complete path) which are used by a LaTeX document (and its "sub-documents") by
\input
\include
\includegraphics ?
(may I have forgotten ...
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How to make \include work with a quoted string path containing spaces?
In Windows, \input can work with a quoted string path containing spaces, but \include cannot. How to fix it?
\documentclass{book}
\begin{document}
%\input works!
\input{"Contents/Installing and ...
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Can I use \input inside an \include?
I know it is not possible to nest one \include inside another, but what about \input? Is it possible to have something like:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\include{file1}
...
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I'd like to include Markdown in a LaTeX file
I have a LaTeX file, foo.tex and a bunch of markdown files {1..N}.markdown in the same directory. Basically, I'd like to be able to \include{1.markdown} and have the markdown rendered to LaTeX and ...
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Splitting a large document into several files
Why is it recommended to split a large document into several parts and include them with \include? Is it only a relic of the past times when computers and LaTeX compilers were slower, or is it still ...
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Open included files in emacs+AUCTeX
When working with emacs+AUCTeX I would like to consider a project with one main.tex in which you have many include's. Is it possible somehow to open the included files from within the buffer where ...
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Multiple bibliographies
I have the following:
\documentclass{report}
\begin{document}
\include{chapter1}
\include{chapter2}
\end{document}
I also have a reference.bib file, with entries book1, book2 and book3.
...
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Combining Document Classes
I have a complicated document containing files with a letter as the first document followed by several article type documents. I have done this by setting up a master tex file with all the frontpeice ...
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Calling \end{document} in a macro
I have a file, which is meant to be used as a fragment file inside a larger document:
\include{boilerplate}
content
\include{boilerplate}
The goal is to make a fragment file compilable. So inside ...
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Options for building multiple documents from the same content with different layouts
I need to produce two document layouts using the same content. I'm going to be making heavy use of the input{} command to do this, but it is more complex than just this. I'm looking for suggestions ...
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What is the recommended practice for making multi-article publications with LaTeX?
I would like to migrate the process of preparing a scientific journal at our department from MS Word to LaTeX.
There is already a document class that could be used for individual articles. However ...
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votes
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“Reference does not exist” warning with \includeonly
I am in the process of writing my thesis and am using the \include command to separate the files. But when I use the \includeonly command to select on the current chapter which has references to ...
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Including published Matlab code and figures in separate LaTeX document
I'm writing up a homework set in LaTeX. I'm writing the theoretical parts of the homework using LaTeX, and the implementation in Matlab. I want to combine these two easily. My problem is:
How do ...
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First chapter appearing before first line in table of contents
I have a table of contents in my memoir book. I want there to be one line for each chapter, in addition to headings for each set of similar chapters.
For some reason, the line for the first chapter ...
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\graphicspath and \include
I am trying to define a central graphics path for my thesis, however, the chapters are included with the \include command and by using \include with \graphicspath, pdflatex complains about it can not ...
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Beamer/Beamerarticle: \mode<article> is ignored after <presentation> was set, and vice versa
I have a problem with latex ignoring text after \mode<presentation> or \mode<article> was set.
MWE description
I have a large document that changes modes often, and I also \include some ...
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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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votes
1answer
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Skipping sections when compiling (without \include)
I'm writing a semi-long report with ten-ish sections - in other words, just short enough so that it's practical to keep it all in one file without getting lost.
However, for compiling it'd be ...
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Does LaTeX have to reprocess included files that haven't changed?
I have included several .tex files (they do not contain the header code like documentclass, begin and end document, etc). When I include the file using \include everything works. But if I recompile ...
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votes
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Standalone compilation of sources intended for \input{} or \include{}
My LaTeX workflow involves frequent recompiles (good ol' C-c C-c in AucTeX). Right now I'm working on a large document that's composed of chapters, each in an individual file. I would like to use ...
6
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Get {standalone} to ignore blocks of text from \input files (e.g., \begin{spacing} and \maketitle)
I've got a number of separate .tex files that are all \documentclass{article}. I'm inputting these into a \documentclass{book} file as chapters. In the book.tex file, then, I've got inputs like this:
...
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votes
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Latex not data driven enough, Embed XML+XSLT?
Ok, so I've been using Lyx for about a year now. I haven't really dug too deep in to the LaTex/Tex side of things.
I've a little more experience with XML + XSLT.
It has a nice seperation of Data from ...
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votes
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About \include in LaTeX
When using \include{file}, if the including file is a complete LaTeX document, with documentclass{}, \begin{document}, etc., it generates an error. It doesn't generate the error if I remove everything ...
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votes
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Chapters and Formatting Headers
When I am composing a large document in LaTeX, I often compose the chapters in separate documents. When I do this I have to copy and paste a large block of header text to the chapter I am editing so I ...
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votes
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What would cause LaTeX to put text and tables on separate pages?
My document is being generated with many pages with a short paragraph of text on one page, a short table on the next page, another short paragraph of text on the following page, etc. There is plenty ...
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votes
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Producing different versions of a document
I am writing a documentation for a software environment which will be composed of several subfile put together using the \include command.
The thing is, I would like to be able to output different ...
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How does \include work in terms of preamble? And is \input better?
When you have different files; say different chapters of a book, that are written in separate Tex files, all having their own preamble packages and document class options, how does it work when you ...
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votes
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Page break with \include
I like to print my drafts with big fonts and small margins (i do this in memoir style in a single chapter), but the \include comand creates a page break. Is there a way to avoid this and have section ...
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votes
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Why are my \include files ignored?
I am trying to use the \include command to import chapters into Latex. For some reason, Latex is completely ignoring files in the \include command. If I replace \include with \input they are included ...
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re-define \ref and \label to include source filename?
I have a set of documents each with references that look like:
\ref{figure1}
and so on. This is no problem when building each document separately,but creates many
duplicate references when using ...
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votes
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Beamer, gastex, and include images
My goal is to have an image created with gastex and include an image (a png,jpg,pdf,.. image) into the gastex one. For example, draw an automaton with a smiley picture in a state.
I've read around ...
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votes
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inputting a file not from a subdirectory
I apologise if this question has already been addressed.
Say I have a set up like this:
I have a main folder in which I have both preamble.tex and a folder sub_1. In sub_1, there is another folder ...
