Questions tagged [bash]
{bash} is used for everything that concerns bash commands and LaTeX like using the package {bashful}.
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Editing highlighting rules for bash in the minted package
I use the minted package for syntax highlighting of bash scripts. I use texlive.
I have some problems of the typeset output. Where can I find the rules for bash scripts? Are those in the Pygments ...
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vim-t line split not working
I'm using context on my mac machine. I'm trying to wrap lines automatically using lines=split when defining vim typing, but it's not working.
This is how I define vim typing at the very top of my ....
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Replace text and special character in linux
How to replace
<u>Some texts need to be underlined</u>
by
\underline{Some texts need to be underlined}
in linux by "sed" or any other means?
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How to create individual PDFs from included TeX-files in subfolders?
I have a question that is very similar to the one described here:
How to create individual chapter PDFs from included TeXs?
I want to create individual PDF-files (chap01.pdf, chap02.pdf, ...) from ...
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Have MetaFont read an arithmetic expression from a file
I know this is a question that possibly does not belong to pure TeX, as MetaFont is part of a project to which TeX relates, ie as part of building TeX.
My question is as follows:
I call MetaFont from ...
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Bash file to compile multiple documents using different variables from CSV in separate folders?
There is probably a better way to do this, but this is my MWE attempt and I cannot get it to work.
I want to compile multiple form letters from a .csv file like below:
company, dept
World of ...
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Unable to use pdftex-quiet package
I'm trying to use the pdftex-quiet package from the command line. It is correctly installed also and comes with TexLive 2019. But I am not able to use it and get the error message
'pdftex-quiet' is ...
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How to run a command before compiling (hook script) in latexmk?
I use latexmk to compile a project.
It should run some bash commands before starting to compile.
I tried to add
$compiling_cmd="date >> /tmp/compiled.log";
to the local .latexmkrc file. But ...
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Is there a bash wrapper for tex output?
I am wondering if there is a bash tool available that I can pipe my latex output through and retrieve a more user-friendly output (i.e. file and line number of error). Currently, I am using a bash ...
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LaTeX does not find the command although PATH is specified
LaTeX fails to pass the command to bash even though PATH is specified. For example, I am trying to invoke texcount, which is in directory /Library/TeX/textbin. When I check echo $PATH, the output I ...
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How to automatically write bold commands in a bash script in Latex using listings [duplicate]
I wanna include a bash script in a black box in a pdf using latex. I achieved everything I want, except bold commands in the script using the following code:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,DIV=15]{...
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Syntax highlighting of (Cisco) terminal
I want to highlight a complete terminal flow, mostly for the Cisco CLI, but Bash would be nice, too. As for now, the result achieved with the package lstlisting looks as follows:
I achieved that with ...
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Running pdflatex from a RAM disk
For performance reasons. I would like to be able to run pdflatex directly from memory and not have to go to disk. Plan is to set up a RAM disk, /RamDisk, and run everything there.
Currently I have ...
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Determine active distribution via shell script
Background:
Currently, I have installed
/usr/local/texlive/2016
/usr/local/texlive/2017
/usr/local/texlive/2018
With TeXLive, I can use the TeX Live Utility.app to select which TeX distribution to ...
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Formatting bash with listings
I writing a documentation in LaTeX about Linux Bash resp. Shell script. And I'm having some problems:
How can I start a formatting at the beginning of a line?
How can I format between two signs, but ...
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Bash script as part of package: how to make LaTeX find it
I'm working on some experimental package that requires LaTeX to execute a Bash script. I'm aware of -shell-escape, etc., and it does work if I simply put the script next to the LaTeX file I'm ...
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LstListing keeps adding whitespaces when a - is used
So I want to have some nice listings for a manual I'm writing.
The instructions should be copied to the ubuntu terminal in which a bunch of them can be ran after each other.
I fixed that, but now I'...
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Bash Syntax Hightlighting in a Tex File
I've got the question if there is a possibility to auto-highlight Bash syntax in a compiled Tex File. Is there a package that has a function to accomplish that? Thanks in advance, ADDB.
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Minted: Different 'firstnumbers' for each code piece
I use minted to view my bash script. But i have to split my code into 4 pieces. My problem is, that every code piece begins now with the number 1. i.e. i want, that piece 1 is from number 1 till ...
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Listings: Correct syntax highlighting for bash // Use minted package with a box
Since I can't use the listings packet to display my bash script (because of the wrong syntax highlighting by using i.e. language=bash) I have to use the minted package. So I have two questions:
Does ...
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Newline in lstset
I use lstset to print my code. My problem is, that my code is too long for one page, so it gets cut off. But i want just new pages instead of this cutting. I tried escapechar with the parameter '$', ...
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mac os double-click command to execute pdflate can't find local style file
I am writing a mac os double-click bash command file X.command to execute a sequence of pdflatex-ing of various LaTeX files. In the directory containing the files there is an included style file ...
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pandoc does not recognize Chinese characters
I want to compile, with pandoc, a Markdown document containing CJK elements (Chinese, actually).
It was stated there that --latex-engine=xelatex option allows pandoc to compile Unicode characters.
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backward quote in listings
I'm typesetting a document with examples of bash code. How do I make the code like
`pwd -P`
appear with the same kind of quotes? I want the readers of the document to be able to copy and paste the ...
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New LaTeX compiled book on Linux System Administration [closed]
I just uploaded the first draft of a new book that I wrote on Linux System Administration. The source .tex documents and resources are available on my GitHub project site: LSA. This is a project site, ...
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Removing all markup automatically changes package
I have looked around and found no answer to this question.
I am using the changes package, and I need to remove all markup from the source file. There's this question about using the delcmdchanges....
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Execute lualatex within bash script placed inside cgi-bin [closed]
have a cgi-script which generates a *.tex file based on inputs from the browser. i would like to generate a pdf and download it.
however the command doesnt execute and i get a fail message
if ...
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! LaTeX Error: File `luatex.def' not found [closed]
I've tried to make a bash script that uses pandoc in conjunction with LaTeX to convert my university notes from markdown to PDF. I initially copied the idea and script from someone of which I've ...
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Can I Use LaTeX to Convert UK to US Spellings? [closed]
I have written a paper using LaTeX. My supervisor wishes to use US English for our paper to submit to an American journal. However, I'm based in New Zealand and have written the entire paper in LaTeX ...
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pdflatex/lualatex called from shutdown script can not find installed packages
At work I have set up a little backup script on my Ubuntu 14.04.1 machine. The script backs up my machine to an external hard drive. After this is done it copies a LaTeX project to my Dropbox and ...
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Metapost : bypass errors mpost multi fig
I'm working on a multi fig Metapost file. I'm wondering if it is possible to bypass the error message during running mpost and correctly export the other fig if there is a error in one of them ?
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Post compile hook latexmk
Is there something like a "post compile hook" for latexmk.
I want to configure latexmk to run some scripts automatically after a compilation process is completed.
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Is it possible to have two separate listings?
I have defined two listings environments, one for Python and other for Bash, both have different settings, this is a minimal example of what i'm using:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\...
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listings package: last whitespace removed before the newline character. How to keep it?
I've some sort of template/examples of bash scripts on my computer (.sh files on my hd) in which I put commands and commented outputs. This is my example.sh file:
echo this is wide ...
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Latexdiff support for Lyx
As a regular LyX-user i'd love to know if there exists some back-end to latexdiff available for Lyx.
Currently i'm using the following bash commands to get what I want.
new=MyFileName
old=...
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Is it possible to place compiler tags in the latex document such that one .tex document can produce two different documents sharing similar content?
I'm writing a document and I need two versions.
Version one gives the outline and details of the project. It gives a method overview, data, results and conclusion etc. The methods are very ...
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Latex markup removal script (delcmdchanges.bash) not working [duplicate]
I have used changes package in my latex source code. To accept changes I can use final in tex file in order to remove tags in the output (PDF). If I need to remove markup in latex source,delcmdchanges....
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How to prevent line breaks in code listings?
I am adding a big Linux terminal output as a listing and would like to prevent these line breaks from happening:
e.g.
user@pc ~ $ top
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM
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Problem in PS2PDF file size
I am using gnuplot to plot an input file. I pass this file to gnuplot from a bash script and the output is .ps. Then I convert it to pdf in my bash script, but the pdf cuts the rest of the plot off. I ...
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How to highlight variables in a \path?
Is there a way to highlight variables within a \path? For example in
\path{$HOME/some/thing.txt}
to highlight the $HOME part as Bash variable?
Or do I have to use a listing environment for this?
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LaTeX/XeLaTeX runs fine with TeXShop but not with bash
I always used TeXShop in the Mac for the last 7 years but now I need to run the compilation remotely. If I run in the terminal (bash shell): XeLaTeX file.tex I get kpathsea: Running mktexfmt XeLaTeX....
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How can I make bash-code look good both in LaTeX and HTML?
As I am new to Latex and this kind of typing in general, I find myself in need of some basic guidelines when it comes to how to make things look good in text. I have a document that looks good when ...
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how to change default editor for latex when compiling in the bash? [duplicate]
When you compile a latex file in bash (e.g., via a makefile), if latex encounters an error it stops for you to enter a command, for example R to continue running or Q to run quietly. Entering E calls ...
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Problem in using comment line in tcolorbox in a bash code
I am recently introduced to tcolorbox, which is a great package. I am trying to use it to highlight computer codes such as bash, python, and c++ in my document. When I run the following MWE, I get the ...
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Error using package bashful
Even in the simplest MWE executed on a linux distribution, the command latex -shell-escape test.tex returns me the error message:
Use of \bashIII doesn't match its definition.
MWE:
\documentclass{...
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bashrc export TEXEDIT emacs
If PDFLaTeX fails to compile with
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. Type H
for immediate help.
I want to press e to get an instance of Emacs. The cursor should be on ...
