latexmk Command Examples

Compile LaTeX source files into finished documents. Automatically does multiple runs when needed. More information: https://mg.readthedocs.io/latexmk.html.

• Compile a DVI (Device Independent file) document from every source:

latexmk

• Compile a DVI document from a specific source file:

latexmk {{path/to/source.tex}}

• Compile a PDF document:

latexmk -pdf {{path/to/source.tex}}

• Open the document in a viewer and continuously update it whenever source files change:

latexmk -pvc {{path/to/source.tex}}

• Force the generation of a document even if there are errors:

latexmk -f {{path/to/source.tex}}

• Clean up temporary TEX files created for a specific TEX file:

latexmk -c {{path/to/source.tex}}

• Clean up all temporary TEX files in the current directory:

latexmk -c