Latexmk: compile LaTeX source files into finished documents

latexmk is a command-line program to compile LaTeX source files into finished documents. Automatically does multiple runs when needed.

Compile a DVI (Device Independent file) document from every source:

latexmk

Compile a DVI document from a specific source file:

latexmk path/to/source.tex

Compile a PDF document:

latexmk -pdf path/to/source.tex

Open the document in a viewer and continuously update it whenever source files change:

latexmk -pvc path/to/source.tex

Force the generation of a document even if there are errors:

latexmk -f path/to/source.tex

Clean up temporary TEX files created for a specific TEX file:

latexmk -c path/to/source.tex

Clean up all temporary TEX files in the current directory:

latexmk -c

More information: https://mg.readthedocs.io/latexmk.html .

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