cluttex(1) General Commands Manual cluttex(1)
NAME
cluttex - a tool for processing TeX files
SYNOPSIS
cluttex -e ENGINE [options] [--] FILE.tex
DESCRIPTION
Process TeX files without cluttering your working directory.
The following options are accepted:
-e, --engine=ENGINE
Specify which TeX engine to use. ENGINE is one of the following:
pdflatex, pdftex, lualatex, luatex, luajittex, xelatex, xetex,
latex, etex, tex, platex, eptex, ptex, uplatex, euptex, uptex,
--engine-executable=COMMAND+OPTIONs
The actual TeX command to use. [default: ENGINE]
-o, --output=FILE
The name of output file. [default: JOBNAME.pdf or JOBNAME.dvi]
--fresh
Clean intermediate files before running TeX. Cannot be used with
--output-directory.
--max-iterations=N
Maximum number of running TeX to resolve cross-references.
[default: 4]
--start-with-draft
Start with draft mode.
--change-directory, --no-change-directory
Change directory before running TeX. [default: no]
--watch[=ENGINE]
Watch input files for change. Requires fswatch or inotifywait to
be installed. ENGINE is one of `fswatch', `inotifywait' or
`auto'. [default: auto]
--tex-option=OPTION
Pass OPTION to TeX as a single option.
--tex-options=OPTIONs
Pass OPTIONs to TeX as multiple options.
--dvipdfmx-option=OPTION, --dvipdfmx-options=OPTIONs
Same for dvipdfmx.
--makeindex=COMMAND+OPTIONs
Command to generate index, such as `makeindex' or `mendex'.
--bibtex=COMMAND+OPTIONs
Command for BibTeX, such as `bibtex' or `pbibtex'.
--biber[=COMMAND+OPTIONs]
Command for Biber.
--makeglossaries[=COMMAND+OPTIONs]
Command for makeglossaries.
-h, --help
Print this message and exit.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit.
-V, --verbose
Be more verbose.
--color[=WHEN]
Make ClutTeX's message more colorful. WHEN is one of `always',
`auto', or `never'. [default: `auto' if Fl -color is omitted,
`always' if WHEN is omitted]
--includeonly=NAMEs
Insert `\includeonly{NAMEs}'.
--make-depends=FILE
Write dependencies as a Makefile rule.
--print-output-directory
Print the output directory and exit.
--package-support=PKG1[,PKG2,...]
Enable special support for some shell-escaping packages.
Currently supported: minted, epstopdf.
--check-driver=DRIVER
Check that the correct driver file is loaded. DRIVER is one of
`dvipdfmx', `dvips', `dvisvgm'.
--source-date-epoch=TIME
Set `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH' variable to TIME. TIME can be `now' to
auto-detect.
--config-file=FILE
Use the specified config file.
--shell-escape, --no-shell-escape
--shell-restricted
--synctex=NUMBER
--fmt=FMTNAME
--file-line-error, --no-file-line-error
[default: yes]
--halt-on-error, --no-halt-on-error
[default: yes]
--interaction=STRING
[default: nonstopmode]
--jobname=STRING
--output-directory=DIR
[default: somewhere in the temporary directory]
--output-format=FORMAT
FORMAT is `pdf' or `dvi'. [default: pdf]
EXIT STATUS
The cluttex utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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