Questions tagged [subfiles]
{subfiles} is about a class and package for multi-file projects in LaTeX
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Use tex subfile as appendix with separate TOC and frontpage
I have two files that are very similar; their preambles are very similar. They are also both full documents with their own chapters, front pages and tables of content. I want to use one of those files,...
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Demoting unnumbered section using newenvironment not working for subfile
I am trying to export a tex using subfile into a main tex file. The file structure is the same for both the main file and subfile. The importing of the subfile is an addendum.
The leveldown of the ...
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Referencing ExPex example from a different subfile?
Is there any way I can get subfiles to correctly reference ExPex example numbers? Say I had a main file which contained two subfiles. One subfile contains an ExPex example, and the other contains a ...
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latexmkrc and subfiles
I have a LaTeX-Project that is split into multiple files using the package subfiles. The project has the following structure:
main.tex
.latexmkrc
lib/custom-class.cls
lib/custom-package.sty
foo/bar....
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Subfile compilation fails bibliography
I am working on overleaf, and I am trying to set up a large project. When I compile main.tex the citation appears, but when I do the local compile of content/mini.tex they do not.
Any suggestions?
My ...
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How to make bibliography to work in subfiles of a subfile?
I am writing a long report that needs the help of the subfiles package to break it into individual sections. It works like a charm until I further split one of the subfiles into two. Previously, the \...
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Add separate \maketitle to subfile which only executes when the subfile is compiled independently
I'm writing a document with multiple files, and I hope to add titles to them like so:
%%% main.tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfiles}
\title{Main}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
Some text
\...
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Packages used in subfiles not working in main.tex
I'm following Overleaf example of 'subfiles'
... and also some examples of the 'verse' and the 'song' packages
The subfiles work well but when called by main.tex the song package does not work ...
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Subfiles and biblatex
I've been trying to compile a multi-file project using biblatex and a .bib to handle the bibliography.
I have an output document, but all my citations appear undefined. I want to use the \cite command ...
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How can i add a beamer LateX file to the main LateX file? [closed]
I am trying to add a Beamer LateX file to my main LateX file using the command subfile. After some research, I found the \usepackage{beamerarticle} package that actually helped me insert it into the ...
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Better way to subfile multiple files with similar titles?
I have a set of lecture notes and each lecture is contained within a subfile, and the main file contains a list of all the lectures like so:
\subfile{lec-1}
\subfile{lec-2}
% more files labeled lec-X
\...
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Please suggest which method is correct to proceed
I'm using the following tags to generate a project:
\documentclass{book}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\include{fm}
\mainmatter
\include{ch01}
...
\include{ch10}
\backmatter
\bibliographystyle{...}
\...
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Overleaf - Compiling multiple .tex files into multiple outputs (alternatively, nesting document classes?)
Clarification: I am looking for a way to automatically run pdflatex on multiple .tex files to produce multiple separate .pdf files when I click the Recompile button in Overleaf.
I have multiple .tex ...
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The best/correct order of loading hyperref, cleverref and subfiles packages
I got it from overleaf that the subfiles package is best loaded last in the preamble.
Besides, it is known that hyperref is recommended to loaded last too. In another answer, I got that
Load varioref ...
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What is the correct way to import files within subfiles?
The subfiles docs explains that it handles path issues when main files and subfiles are in different directories and subfiles contain paths relative to their own directories using the \import package. ...
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How do (relative) paths work with the subfile package?
I am trying to understand how (relative) paths need to be used with the subfiles package. In particular, it's not clear how content that I usually would include with \include, \input, \includegraphics,...
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Citation Problems when using subfiles
I am aiming for a multifile Latex document and I am working on it in Overleaf. I would like each chapter to have separate bibliography sections (this can be done apparently with the chapterbib package)...
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Loading a preamble from a separate file than the main file with the subfiles package. When I compile the main.tex everything works but not subfile
I have a document with a very long preamble in the separate file general.tex. The main.tex looks something like
\documentclass[10pt, letterpaper]{article}
\input{general.tex}
\usepackage{subfiles}
\...
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biblatex and subfiles: New type of previously reported error
Let me start off by saying that I am aware that variants of this question have been asked many times before (at least in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), yet despite trying all of the solutions I've read, my ...
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Subfiles not finding `main.tex` reliably
The minimal working example could not be simpler: I have a main.tex file like so:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfiles}
\begin{document}
\subfile{Subfiles/subfile}
\end{document}
and a ...
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Is it possible to have a search path for subfiles?
Similar to how the graphicspath works, would it be possible to create a search path subfilespath for .tex files instead of images?
For example, given a folder structure as below.
- Main
- FolderA
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\subfile expands robust commands (so differs from \input in that respect)
I'm overloading _ as a non-breakable dash in nonmath, and this poses no problem with \input:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{babel}
\let\subscr=_
\catcode`_=\active
\DeclareRobustCommand_{\ifmmode\...
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Is there a way to always compile the main document?
I am using overleaf and I have a main document and several subfiles. Is there a way of always having the main file compile even if I have selected and I am editing subfiles?
Cheers in advance,
Blake
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Does subfiles work with memoir?
I am considering whether to to try to use subfiles with memoir, biber, and xelatex. Before I try, I wanted to ask: does this kind of setup work with subfiles?
Usually I would just try it myself and ...
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use bib2gls in individually compiled subfiles
I am trying to use the glossaries-extra package with record (using bib2gls) option for a symbols list in a long document where each chapter can be compiled individually using the subfiles package.
My ...
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subfiles "Command already defined" problem
I have the following problem: Using a combination of the subfiles package, 4 files, a subdirectory, and input in the preambles, and where the 'outer' file subfile-imports the 'inner' file in the ...
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Graphicspath with several paths not working when only defined in the subfile
I have a main document which calls several modules and also uses images from upper folders, this is the structure of the folders:
Icons
Common
Covers
Test
All
main.tex
Module
subfile.tex
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Title page not showing up in subfile{} when included in main.tex
I am compiling a different documents of article class type and I am using a main tex file of report class to compile it into one pdf file. I used subfile{} to do so but the \maketitle{} page in ...
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One pdf file for each chapter in addition to the global pdf
For my lecture notes, I have a big tex file containing \include commands (one for each chapter).
Is there a way to typeset in one go :
the whole file: i.e. all the files appearing in the includeonly (...
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A error about subfiles and tikzpicture
I have a main.tex and a subfile. Subfile.tex file works independently, but when I run it with main.tex, the soft clip code gives an error. Is there any way to fix this? Where am i doing wrong?
My main....
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Bibliography with subfiles
I am writing my PhD thesis in Overleaf and having issues with bibliography while using subfiles command. Ideally I would like one bibliography right at the end of the thesis instead of different ...
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Error when trying to input an external file with xltabular package `\hline ->\noalign` [duplicate]
I am trying to stack several tables one on another. For this I am using xltabular packages. I want to input text from another file. The following code works without problem when removing / commenting ...
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First page number misplaced when using subfile and loadgeometry
In a document (memoir class), I need to have a title page with large margins compared to the rest of the document. To do that, I use \savegeometry/\loadgeometry. However, if I include this title using ...
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Bibliography imported from main and subfiles
I have a bib file that I need several subfiles to have access to. Currently the file structure is:
project
main.tex
Bib.bib
Chapters
Chapter1
Chapter1.tex
I can ...
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Names of the files using subfiles package
I was wondering if there is a way to include with the subfiles package, files (in a main tex file) that don't have english names, especially in my case greek, but generally in other languages? I have ...
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Why would a \subfile{} call not return? [duplicate]
Tex presents no errors.
Output
Calling Sub2.tex.
Sub2.tex entered.
Calling Sub1.tex.
Sub1.tex entered.
Sub1.tex completed.
Directory structure
./main.tex
./Sub2.tex
./Sub1.tex
main.tex
\...
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Bibtex issues with subfile
Good day
I am attempting to cite in a subfile using a global BibTeX file but I keep getting the following error
You have cited something which is not included in your bibliography. Make sure that the ...
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My natbib referencing is not working on one particular PC and I don't know why
I am writing my PhD thesis, which is split into multiple chapter subfiles with a masterfile that combines them all for convenience of editing.
I have attempted to implement citations in the subfiles ...
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hyperref and bibunit: Keep the destination of the cite-link in the same bibunit
I have a rather big and complex document with several bibunits and recurring citations. By default, all citations target the first appearance of a reference in a bibliography, leading to awkward jumps ...
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Possible subfiles/setspace issues
I seem to be having difficulty preventing my document from overwriting \doublespacing commands. I have a document using a subfiles structure (a Main.tex) that calls a number of subfile .tex's for each ...
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Tikz-graphic gets squashed in subfigure
I try to display two tikz-plots in the same figure. But one gets totally squeezed into a small area. Here I use the same file in both subfigures, an get this result:
\usepackage{subcaption}
\...
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Subfiles is not ignoring \end{document}
As far as I understand the subfiles for use in the subfiles package should all end with \end{document}, so that they can be built independently. However, I'm finding that, in order for each of my ...
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subfiles: bibliography not found in chapters
I'm using subfiles to split my document into multiple files, one per chapter. It works great, except for bibliography: if I compile the main document, the items are found, but if I compile a chapter ...
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\newgeometry not applying to the last page of a subfile, but only in main document
I'm working on a two-sided document which collates a number of files using the subfiles package, some of which require wider margins for margin notes. However, the \newgeometry command consistently ...
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How can I enforce creation of *.aux files?
I want to write a thesis using subfiles and xr for external references. I use subfiles because that allows me to compile chapters separately without having to compile the whole thesis. My problem is ...
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Multiple bibliographies - one for each group of subfiles [closed]
I'm writing my thesis, and to allow working on separate sections more easily, I have broken the document down into subfiles. I have multiple subfiles per chapter, but I want to have one bibliography ...
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Lettrine in a subfile produces weird alignment
I am trying to typeset a pretty document, and with that comes the need for lettrine. When I use it in my main.tex, everything works as expected. When I use it in a subfile, it works properly when I ...
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Consistent biblatex citation numbering when using subfiles
I am using subfiles to split my project in individual parts. For the bibliography I am using biblatex. I only want a single bibliography for the whole document. But would like the citation references ...
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Can a subfile have its own preamble without the standalone package?
Can a subfile have its own preamble without the standalone package? I tried adding a preamble to a subfile, basically just a different font and it did not work. Is there a way to do so (because I hear ...
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What is the use of subfile custom document class?
One way to use subfiles is:
\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage{subfiles}
\begin{document}
...
\subfile{finename}
...
\end{document}
Another way is:
\documentclass[main.tex]{subfiles}
\begin{...
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