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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-filesused.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-filesused.html index abd9bdaa00c..004943fadd1 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-filesused.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-filesused.html @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label filesused</title> </head><body> <h3>All the files used by this document</h3> -<p/>When you’re sharing a document with someone else (perhaps as part of a -co-development cycle) it’s as well to arrange that both correspondents +<p/>When you’re sharing a document with someone else (perhaps as part of a +co-development cycle) it’s as well to arrange that both correspondents have the same set of auxiliary files, as well as the document in question. Your correspondent obviously needs the same set of files (if you use the <i>url</i> package, she has to have <i>url</i> @@ -16,14 +16,20 @@ places a list of the files used and their version numbers in the log file. If you extract that list and transmit it with your file, it can be used as a check-list in case that problems arise. <p/>Note that <code>\</code><code>listfiles</code> only registers things that are input by the -“standard” LaTeX mechanisms (<code>\</code><code>documentclass</code>, <code>\</code><code>usepackage</code>, -<code>\</code><code>input</code>, <code>\</code><code>include</code>, <code>\</code><code>includegraphics</code> and so on). But if you -use TeX primitive syntax, as in +“standard” LaTeX mechanisms (<code>\</code><code>documentclass</code>, <code>\</code><code>usepackage</code>, +<code>\</code><code>include</code>, <code>\</code><code>includegraphics</code> and so on). +The <code>\</code><code>input</code> command, as modified by LaTeX and used, with +LaTeX syntax, as: +<pre> + \input{mymacros} +</pre> +records file details for <i>mymacros.tex</i>, but if you use TeX +primitive syntax for <code>\</code><code>input</code>, as: <pre> \input mymacros </pre> -<i>mymacros.tex</i> <em>won’t</em> be listed by <code>\</code><code>listfiles</code>, since -you’ve bypassed the mechanism that records its use. +<i>mymacros.tex</i> <em>won’t</em> be recorded, and so won’t listed by +<code>\</code><code>listfiles</code> — you’ve bypassed the mechanism that records its use. <p/>The <i>snapshot</i> package helps the owner of a LaTeX document obtain a list of the external dependencies of the document, in a form that can be embedded at the top of the document. The intended use of @@ -32,8 +38,8 @@ has application in document exchange situations too. <p/>The <i>bundledoc</i> system uses the <i>snapshot</i> to produce an archive (e.g., <code>.tar.gz</code> or <code>.zip</code>) of the files needed by your document; it comes with configuration files for use with -<i>teTeX</i> and <i>MiKTeX</i>. It’s plainly useful when -you’re sending the first copy of a document. +<i>teTeX</i> and <i>MiKTeX</i>. It’s plainly useful when +you’re sending the first copy of a document. <dl> <dt><tt><i>bundledoc</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/bundledoc.zip">support/bundledoc</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/support/bundledoc/">browse the directory</a>) <dt><tt><i>snapshot.sty</i></tt><dd><a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/snapshot.zip">macros/latex/contrib/snapshot</a> (or <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/snapshot/">browse the directory</a>) |