Files with the extension .out

Asked Nov 14 '22 at 06:35

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I use Git as the version control manager for my TeX projects. I use the .gitignore file to indicate to Git which files not to track. I have annotated the entries of my .gitignore file so as to indicate next to each exclusion why it is to be ignored, and why files of this type are generated in the first place. One of the file types I'd like to ignore is files ending with .out. However, I'm not sure what these files are for, and what component generates them. I'm not even sure they are generated by the TeX system; they may be generated by Emacs, which is my source code editor, or by Libre Office. Are files with the extension .out genereted by some TeX component or package (e.g. PGF/TikZ)? If so, what is their purpose?

asked Nov 14 '22 at 06:35

Evan Aad

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Have you tried to peek into them? Are they binary? Text? – Rmano Nov 14 '22 at 06:38
@Rmano I didn't peek into it when I had the opportunity, and now I no longer have an example of such a file in my folder. – Evan Aad Nov 14 '22 at 06:40
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They're generated by hyperref. – Werner Nov 14 '22 at 06:41
I'll check when Ill arrive at office. .out is probably quite common around there (I think some Spice version also use them). – Rmano Nov 14 '22 at 06:42
@Werner Thanks. I use hyperref, so it may well be it. Is there a general method I can use in the future to check the provenance of other TeX-related file types by their suffix? – Evan Aad Nov 14 '22 at 06:49
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@EvanAad: Yes; check the linked duplicates. This file has not been updated in a while, and may not be exhaustive. – Werner Nov 14 '22 at 15:48

Files with the extension .out

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