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pdflatex is a command line utility used to create PDFs directly from LaTex source code.

pdflatex is a command line utility used to create PDF files directly from LaTeX source code.

There is a site dedicated to this: TeX - LaTeX

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Latex Table of Contents Links to Wrong Section

I have a section followed by a table of contents like so: \section{Section1} ABC. \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Table of Contents} \tableofcontents \newpage \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of…
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Diagnosing R Package build Error: pdfLatex Not Available

I am trying to build a package in R. I made the skeleton, and ran the command R CMD check package1. I got an an error described here. I followed the solution steps, and the results are: package devtools not available for R 2.15.1 punched in R CMD…
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How to convert Jupyter/IPython notebooks to LaTex?

How can I export Jupyter notebooks to LaTeX? I can convert to PDF through LaTeX using the inbuilt menus but I'm unsure how to step in at the intermediate step and extract the actual LaTeX file.
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Is there a LaTeX command that will log to the output/error console?

I have created a LaTeX \todo{} command which outputs todo notes in the margin: \newcommand\todo[1]{\marginpar{#1}} However, I'd really like to output a list of all my todo notes to the output console. I had written a trivial python script to parse…
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Pandoc generation of pdf from markdown 4th header is rendered differently

I am using pandoc to generate a pdf from some markdown. I am using h1 through h4 via hash symbols. Example h1=#, h4=####. When I generate my document like this: pandoc input.md -o output.pdf I get a document where h1, h2 and h3 have a newline after…
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What are the differences between XeLaTeX and pdfLaTeX?

There are multiple TeX typesetting engines. Both commands (pdflatex and xelatex) generate a PDF. What is the technical/effective/historical/etc. difference between these two commands? I'm using TeX Live.
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How to change the space between the itemize items in latex?

In Latex, how can I change change the space between the {itemize} "items" globally, such that I can continue to use the "itemize" and "item" tag without needing to redefine any new tags?
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sphinx customization of latexpdf output?

Just curious if anyone knows how to customize the sphinx output when using the latexpdf target? I've seen lots of custom stuff for html output, but cant seem to find any example of custom pdf output. Specifically, I'd be interested in customizing…
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Docker : Can a container A call an executable located on an other container B?

I have two Docker images, one containing pandoc (an utility to convert documents in different formats to many formats), and an other containing pdflatex (from texlive, to convert tex files into pdf). My goal here is to convert documents from md to…
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Latex Item inline "Missing $ inserted." error

Why does this line yield the "Missing $" error: \begin{item} Hello \rightarrow \end{item}
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Convert EPS to PDF on the fly with pdflatex on the fly

I'm trying to include an EPS figure in a document that will be compiled using pdflatex. Of course, the picture can be converted to pdf using epstopdf (which comes with the MikTeX distribution). Is there any way to do this on the fly, that is, make…
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Latex - Is it possible to have text on top of images?

I want to create something like a leaflet/magazine using Latex. Is it possible to place text on top of an image and style the text freely? Any links to examples of something like this?
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Including full LaTeX documents within others

I'm currently finishing off my dissertation, and would like to be able to include some documents within my LaTeX document. The files I'd like to include are weekly reports done in LaTeX to my supervisor. Obviously all documents are page numbered…
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R cmd check Latex error: FATAL pdflatex - GUI framework cannot be initialized

I am checking my package and this is actually the last remaining problem. The pdf file cannot be compiled and the logfile tells me 2015-10-15 14:17:47,430+0200 INFO pdflatex - running 'initexmf --quiet --update-fndb' to refresh the file name…
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pandas dataframe as latex or html table nbconvert

Is it possible to get a nicely formatted table from a pandas dataframe in ipython notebook when using nbconvert to latex & PDF? The default seems to be just a left-aligned block of numbers in a shoddy looking font. I would like to have something…
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