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<h3>Finding (La)TeX files</h3>
<p>Modern TeX distributions contain a huge array of support files of
various sorts, but sooner or later most people need to find something
-that's not in their present system (if nothing else, because they've
+that&rsquo;s not in their present system (if nothing else, because they&rsquo;ve
heard that something has been updated).
<p>But how to find the files?
<p>Some sources, such as these FAQ answers, provide links to
-files: so if you've learnt about a package here, you should be able to
+files: so if you&rsquo;ve learnt about a package here, you should be able to
retrieve it without too much fuss.
<p>Otherwise, the CTAN sites provide searching facilities, via the web.
The simplest search, locating files by name, is to be found on the
Dante CTAN
-at <a href="http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index">http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index</a>; the script returns
-the same data as does <code>quote site index</code>, but not truncated and
-arranged very neatly as a series of links to directories and
-individual files.
+at <a href="http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index">http://www.dante.de/cgi-bin/ctan-index</a>; the script scans a
+list of files (<i>FILES.byname</i> &mdash; see below) and returns a list
+of matches, arranged very neatly as a series of links to directories
+and to individual files.
<p>The <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/search">UK</a> and
<a href="http://www.ctan.org/search">USA</a> CTANs offer a
search page that provides
<ul>
-<li> a file-name search similar to the Dante machine's (above);
+<li> a file-name search similar to the Dante machine&rsquo;s (above);
<li> a keyword search of the archive catalogue (see below): this is a
pretty powerful tool: the results include links to the catalogue
- "short descriptions", so you can assure yourself that the package
- you've found is the one you want; and
+ &ldquo;short descriptions&rdquo;, so you can assure yourself that the package
+ you&rsquo;ve found is the one you want; and
<li> a search form that allows you to use <i>Google</i> to search
CTAN.
</ul>
+<p>An alternative way to scan the catalogue is to use the catalogue&rsquo;s
+
+<a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/bytopic.html">&ldquo;by topic&rdquo; index</a>;
+this lists a series of topics, and (La)TeX projects that are worth
+considering if you&rsquo;re working on matters related to the topic.
<p>In fact, <i>Google</i>, and other search engines, can be useful
tools. Enter your search keywords, and you may pick up a package that
-the author hasn't bothered to submit to CTAN. If you're using
+the author hasn&rsquo;t bothered to submit to CTAN. If you&rsquo;re using
<i>Google</i>, you can restrict your search to CTAN by
entering
<blockquote>
<code>site:ctan.org tex-archive &lt;<i>search term(s)</i>&gt;</code>
-</blockquote>
-in <i>Google</i>'s "search box". You can also enforce the
-restriction using <i>Google</i>'s "advanced search" mechanism;
+</blockquote><p>
+in <i>Google</i>&rsquo;s &ldquo;search box&rdquo;. You can also enforce the
+restriction using <i>Google</i>&rsquo;s &ldquo;advanced search&rdquo; mechanism;
other search engines (presumably) have similar facilities.
<p>Many people avoid the need to go over the network at all, for their
-searches, by downloading the file list that Dante's
-"<code>quote site index</code>" command uses. This file, <i>FILES.byname</i>,
+searches, by downloading the file list that the archives&rsquo; web
+file searches use. This file, <i>FILES.byname</i>,
presents a unified listing of the archive (omitting directory names and
cross-links). Its companion <i>FILES.last07days</i> is also useful, to
keep an eye on the changes on the archive. Since these files are