Questions tagged [bash]
{bash} is used for everything that concerns bash commands and LaTeX like using the package {bashful}.
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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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Inconsistent behaviour of \detokenize on macro beginning with "e" or "f"
I need to write to a file the unexpanded LaTeX. The macro \OuputToFile is bascially an \immediate\write18 and works fine with the following:
\OuputToFile{\detokenize{$\OuterMacro{\cXXX{X}}$}}%
\...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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TeXstudio; 'could not start the command' for custom command running bash script
Edit: solved.
Solution: RTFM.
I.e. as Schoekling suggested, the manual states:
"Each user command has a name with a pattern :, e.g. user0:User Command 0. The command id has to be unique and must ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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Use \immediate\write18 with Single Quote
I would like to use \immediate\write18 (encoded in the \OuputToFileA macro) to output a string containing a single quote. If I replace the single quote with another character, such as X
\StrSubstitute{...
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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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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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! 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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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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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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Removing all markup automatically changes package [closed]
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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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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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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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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mylatex.ltx and a file name with an umlaut and / or spaces
I'm producing lots of documents by using a template engine (jinja2), a python script (courtesy of a helpful soul) and a template, which is a tex file.
Compiling 50 documents takes some minutes and ...
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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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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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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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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 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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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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Using \immediate\write18 when lineno package yields spurious text
I am getting spurious text in the output of \immediate\write18 when the lineno package is used. The MWE below yields the following in the file foo.tex:
If one comments out the line that includes ...
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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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Using a bash script to compile, then Image in same directory not found. Mac OS 10.15.7, pdfLateX (texlive), function \includegraphics{image}
As the title suggests, I am putting an image into my pdf document using the \includegraphics command. It works, and puts my output main.pdf in the same directory as expected.
Here's where my question ...
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Using listings, copy bash command in 1 line
Im trying to insert in my PDF some long bash commands like this one:
I like how it looks but, when trying to copy, it splits the command into 3 lines, which obviously is not how I would like it to ...
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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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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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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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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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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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tllocalmgr reports "command install is not defined". What does it mean?
When I run the command
$ tllocalmgr install nicecolors
Initializing ...
Error: command install is not defined
Why does tllocalmgr report that the command install is not defined? The syntax is clearly ...
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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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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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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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unknown issue with tcolorbox bash code
Hi there I've been recently, thanks to the help received in this post, updated all my code blocks to a much nicer and neat view using tcolorbox. Unfortunately, for some reason, two of them show the ...
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Link on pdf triggers .sh/.py/.bat
I have been looking for a while for a solution in LaTex. My intention is to create a link inside a PDF generated with LaTex that triggers a .sh/.py/.bat by clicking in the link. Not like \write18, ...
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Compiling .tex file and generating pdf using a bash script in Windows
I am trying to compile & generate pdf from a .tex file using a bash script to automate the process. I need to use bash script as there are a large number of .tex files to be handled.
I am using ...
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