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

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Problem

How to use the tectonic command: A modern, self-contained TeX/LaTeX engine. More information: <https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/book/latest/>.

Solution

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

Code Snippets

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

Context

tldr-pages: common/tectonic

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