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tex

Compile a DVI document from TeX source files. More information: https://www.tug.org/begin.html.
  • Compile a DVI document:
    tex {{source.tex}}
  • Compile a DVI document, specifying an output directory:
    tex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}
  • Compile a DVI document, exiting on each error:
    tex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}

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