# pdflatex > Compile a pdf document from LaTeX source files. - Compile a pdf document: `pdflatex {{source.tex}}` - Compile a pdf document specifying an output directory: `pdflatex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}` - Compile a pdf document, halting on each error: `pdflatex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`