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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pdflatex

> Compile a PDF document from LaTeX source files.
> More information: <https://manned.org/pdflatex>.

- Compile a PDF document:

`pdflatex {{source.tex}}`

- Compile a PDF document specifying an output directory:

`pdflatex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}`

- Compile a PDF document, exiting on each error:

`pdflatex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`