File .tex but content is LaTeX?

Asked May 06 '14 at 17:19

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I'm reading the content of The TexBook then I realized the big difference between LaTeX and TeX. The fact is that LaTeX pre-programs huge things, like sections, titles, paragraphs, so the user does not have to always type it like he should do in TeX.

But I'm using TexWorks and when I see my saved .tex file it has LaTeX content, not only TeX. Why?

asked May 06 '14 at 17:19

Mr Jant

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TeX's default extension is .tex, so everybody uses it for all kind of files, be they Plain TeX or LaTeX. You can choose from within TeXworks the engine for compiling the document. – egreg May 06 '14 at 17:22
@egreg is there a place where I can see the real .tex file that is generated from the LaTeX input? – Mr Jant May 06 '14 at 19:23
@MrJant See the question Convert from LaTeX to Plain TeX and the links therein. – cslstr May 06 '14 at 19:25
@MrJant Sorry, but I don't understand. There is no real .tex file generated from LaTeX input. – egreg May 06 '14 at 19:44

File .tex but content is LaTeX?

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