tldr/pages/common/tectonic.md

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tectonic

A modern, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine. More information: https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/book/latest.

  • Compile a standalone TeX/LaTeX file:

tectonic -X compile {{path/to/file.tex}}

  • Compile a standalone TeX/LaTeX file with synctex data:

tectonic -X compile --synctex {{path/to/file.tex}}

  • Initialize a tectonic project in the current directory:

tectonic -X init

  • Initialize a tectonic project in the specified directory:

tectonic -X new {{project_name}}

  • Build the project in the current directory:

tectonic -X build

  • Start a watcher to build the project in the current directory on change:

tectonic -X watch