How can I make texmaker open with multiple .tex files at once?

Question

I always open about 8 separate .tex files when I'm using texmaker, all from different directories. This is very inefficient so I was wondering is there some command I can use on the terminal to make texmaker automatically open all these files when it starts?

Answer 1

Not tested answer for Ubuntu (or debian based) since I don't have TeXmaker installed.

In your

/usr/share/applications

folder, you possibly have a texmaker.desktop file.

If it is not there find it for your system (If you can already use texmaker with open with there is such a file. If not you can add it.)

If you open it with a texteditor like nano, you will find something like:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=0.9.4
Name=Texmaker
GenericName=LaTeX Editor
GenericName[fr]=Editeur LaTeX
Comment=LaTeX Editor
Comment[fr]=Editeur LaTeX
Exec=texmaker
Icon=texmaker
MimeType=text/x-tex;
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Publishing;

Command for opening:

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/texmaker.desktop

(Or nano instead of gedit... or whatever)

At the end of the line Exec=texmaker if you add %U you will get:

Exec=texmaker %U

This way texmaker can used with "open with" to open files or folders.

If now you make the line like:

Exec=texmaker /home/Desktop/myFolderWith8Files/ %U

then, whenever you use "open with"... it will open the selected files or folder and the "default" /home/Desktop/myFolderWith8Files/ folder