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Problem

How to use the typst command: Compile a Typst file to PDF. Note: Specifying the output location is optional. More information: <https://manned.org/typst>.

Solution

typst — Compile a Typst file to PDF. Note: Specifying the output location is optional. More information: <https://manned.org/typst>.

Initialize a new Typst project in a given directory using a template (e.g., @preview/charged-ieee):

typst init "{{template}}" {{path/to/directory}}

Compile a Typst file:

typst compile {{path/to/source.typ}} {{path/to/output.pdf}}

Watch a Typst file and recompile on changes:

typst watch {{path/to/source.typ}} {{path/to/output.pdf}}

List all discoverable fonts in the system and the given directory:

typst --font-path {{path/to/fonts_directory}} fonts

Code Snippets

Initialize a new Typst project in a given directory using a template (e.g., `@preview/charged-ieee`)

typst init "{{template}}" {{path/to/directory}}

Compile a Typst file

typst compile {{path/to/source.typ}} {{path/to/output.pdf}}

Watch a Typst file and recompile on changes

typst watch {{path/to/source.typ}} {{path/to/output.pdf}}

List all discoverable fonts in the system and the given directory

typst --font-path {{path/to/fonts_directory}} fonts

Context

tldr-pages: common/typst

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