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is there a way to pass these strings:

\let\includegraphicsbak\includegraphics
\renewcommand*{\includegraphics}[2][]{\fbox{\includegraphicsbak[#1]{#2}}}

by command-line?

I tried:

 latex "\let\includegraphicsbak\includegraphics \renewcommand*{\includegraphics}[2][]{\fbox{\includegraphicsbak[#1]{#2}}} \input{myfile.tex}"

but, obviously, it doesn't work because the compiler complains about "\includegraphics is undefined" (at that point). Any idea to fix that?

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    Why do you want to do something cruel like this?
    – Johannes_B
    Jun 18, 2017 at 6:35
  • @Johannes_B I need to "temporarily" compile this way to visually check what figures need to be trimmed. It would be a command called by an emacs script.
    – Gabriele Nicolardi
    Jun 18, 2017 at 6:39
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    Would using a different page colour an alternative way to judge what needs to be trimmed?
    – Johannes_B
    Jun 18, 2017 at 6:40
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    You could try on the commsnd line \AtBeginDocument{....}. (untested)
    – Ulrike Fischer
    Jun 18, 2017 at 6:55
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    Related: Load a package by command line
    – Johannes_B
    Jun 18, 2017 at 7:52

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You can delay your redefinition by using \AtBeginDocument{....}:

 latex "\AtBeginDocument{\let\includegraphicsbak\includegraphics \renewcommand*{\includegraphics}[2][]{\fbox{\includegraphicsbak[#1]{#2}}}} \input{myfile.tex}"
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