Tips and tricks in LaTeX
Compile all tex files in a given directory
# cd /path/to/folder/
for fileName in *.tex
do
echo "Compile $fileName"
# redirect output
latexmk -pdf "$fileName" > /dev/null
# "latexmk -pdf" is equivalent to pdflatex
myString=$(printf "%80s")
echo ${myString// /_}
done
Types of parentheses
| Command (in math mode) | Meaning |
|---|---|
\left( a + b \right) |
Parentheses |
\left[ a + b \right] |
SquareBrackets |
\left\{ a + b \right\} |
CurlyBrackets |
here |
AbsoluteBrackets |
here = \left| a + b \right|