% This file is public domain % If you want to use arara, you need the following directives: % arara: pdflatex: { synctex: on } % arara: makeglossaries % arara: pdflatex: { synctex: on } % %http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries/glossaries-user.html#sample-entryfmt \documentclass{article} \usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref} \usepackage[style=tree]{glossaries} \makeglossaries \renewcommand*{\glsentryfmt}{% \glsgenentryfmt \ifglsused{\glslabel}{}{\space (\glsentrysymbol{\glslabel})}% } \newglossaryentry{distance}{name=distance, description={The length between two points}, symbol={km}} \begin{document} First use: \gls{distance}. Next use: \gls{distance}. \printglossaries \end{document}