Questions tagged [output]

about the main output of the (La)TeX compilation process. Not meant to be used for questions about {compiling} in general or the {output-routine}.

(La)TeX has various forms of output: the visible/printable main output file, auxiliary files, e.g. .aux, .toc, .bbl, .log etc. and terminal output. For the last mentioned there is the specific {terminal-output} tag. Questions about the afore mentioned may have the {output} tag in combination with the {auxiliary-files} tag.

There are several drivers that create output, the main ones beeing dvips and pdftex and there is a distinct {output-driver} tag that also might be used combined with the {output} tag.

In every TeX format the output is prepared with the \output macro. The {output} tag, anyways, does not correspond to the eponymous \output macro. For questions specifically about the output-routine use the according {output-routine} tag.

General questions about the process of compiling are tagged with the {compiling} tag.

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specify outputfile for pdflatex

pdflatex provides a possibility to specify the output directory: -output-directory=DIR use DIR as the directory to write files to I would like to set the output file so that pdflatex file.tex create a foo.pdf instead of file.pdf Is that possible?
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Understanding all output files when compiling a LaTeX document

I've been using MiKTeX for a while, but I haven't really understood what all the output files are. I'm using pdflatex and I've just started using biber for bibliography. When I compile a .tex file I get 9 output files. These 2 I…
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How can I make a scheme to multiply polynomials?

I want to create a scheme of coefficients to multiply polynomials, e.g., P(x) = x^2 + 2x + 3 and Q(x) = 4x^2 + 5x + 6 as in this picture: By my hand, I…
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How do I write the hashtag symbol # into an output file?

I was successful before in writing the hashtag symbol # into an output file. please see the following…
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The mystery of the disappearing asterisk

I have a weird "bug" in my table. For some reason one asterisk does not show up. I am using LuaLaTex which as I understand it uses Unicode so all these weird glyphs I've got in my table should be fine being printed directly and they all are, except…
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Tiny gaps in large parentheses in PDF

This is bugging me for years: When having large parentheses in LaTeX, the output file seems to contain little holes in the parentheses. It is not a big deal, but it's one of the areas, where LaTeX's output is not perfect. The problem is best seen in…
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Explain "Please type another output file name: "

Please, explain why it asks something like this. $ latex full.tex ... l.5 \begin{document} (Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit; default file extension is `.tex') Please type another output file name: .full.tex…
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Is there a way to dump out the text of a LaTeX document?

Another way of going about my problem with a non-LaTeX collaberator, Is there a way to dump out the text of a LaTeX document? As in, instead of making a nice PDF, just give me the raw text output, sans fancy formatting? So if I had something…
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Can we display (fx as a movie) all decisions LaTex is making while typesetting our document?

I have just thought that it would be amazing to see LaTex in work while making art.
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Limiting number of output pages

I've a class file that my students have to use to write their final year report using LaTeX. Students are told that their report must not exceed 50 pages and that any page beyond this limit will not be read. However, it would be nice if I could…
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Get values from a TeX application file

My tags are…
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Example usage of marks as provided in ltmarks.dtx

The ltmarks.dtx provides a number of design level as well as code level commands, such as \FirstMark, \BottomMark, \LastMark. Can someone provide a short example of their usage with explanations? It also later on provides "classes", i.e., names for…
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Need to store some values in a separate output file

My current code is: \documentclass{book} \setlength{\paperwidth}{6in} \setlength{\paperheight}{9in} \setlength{\textwidth}{27pc} \setlength{\textheight}{39pc} \makeatletter \renewcommand\normalsize{% \@setfontsize\normalsize{10}{12}% …
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Latex - Suppressing a Piece of Tex Output, but keeping numbering etc throughout for Book for example

I am using a trick I found here to suppress text output when I wish. See below. The only problem is that 1. My equations are still showing (not suppressed) and 2. My tables show the \hlines. How can I modify this to get rid of those as…
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The defined command not work in \ifdefined

Why this MWE doesn't…
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