Allgemeines

last update: 07/2015

 

Linux

Windows

Current version:

TeXLive2005

TeXLive2005 (fpTeX)

     

Main path:

/usr/share/texmf
P:\Application\TeXLive2005 (P:\Application\fpTeX)

 

Config file:

/usr/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf
P:\Application\TeXLive2005\texmf\web2c\texmf.cnf

Program path:

/usr/bin
P:\Application\TeXLive2005\bin\win32

Classes / Styles:

Distribution:

/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex

 

Add ons:

/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/latex

User:

/u/user/texmf/tex/latex

Distribution:

P:\Application\TeXLive2005\texmf-dist/tex/latex

 

Add ons:

P:/Application/TeXLive2005/texmf-local/tex/latex

 

User:

/u/user/texmf/tex/latex

Fonts

Distribution:

/usr/local/teTeX/texmf/fonts

 

Add ons:

/usr/local/texmf-local/fonts
 

More information about the current installation you can find in wiki.gsi.de/cgi-bin/view/ITBetrieb/LaTeX

List of commands:

Explanation

File extention

LaTeX input file

.tex .ltx

TeX formatted output file

.dvi

TeX transcript file

.log .texlog .lis .list

METAFONT sources file

.mf

Font definition file

.df

Font image file

.pk

Font metrics file

.tfm

String pool file

.pool .poo .pol

Format file

.fmt

LaTeX layout & structure file

.cls .clo .sty .dtx

LaTeX auxiliary file

.aux

Table of contents file

.toc

List of figures file

.lof

List of tables file

.lot

BIBTeX related files

.bbl .bib .blg .bst

Index and MakeIndex related files

.idx .ilg .ind .ist

Example for a very simple file:

\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}

\documentclass{class-name} is the first command in every LaTeX-file.

\usepackage{graphicx,ngerman}

definition of some packages

\addtolength{\textheight}{2cm}

global definition for the whole document such as definition of margins or lengths

\begin{document}
 
.
.
 .

part of text

\end{document}
 

All stylefiles for LaTeX 2.09 can be used in always every case without modifications as packages in LaTeX2e., .sty was chosen as the extension for packages in LaTeX2e.

References:



(german) instructions
LaTeXe2 - Should you update to it?

If you have any further questions or remarks, please contact latex-service.


Loading...