TeX Directory Structure
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TeX Directory Structure is a directory hierarchy for macros, fonts, and the other implementation-independent TeX
system
files. The top-level directories are
TDS is used by several TeX distributions, including teTeX
, TeX Live
and MiKTeX
.
TeX
TeX is a typesetting system designed and mostly written by Donald Knuth and released in 1978. Within the typesetting system, its name is formatted as ....
system
files. The top-level directories are
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
tex |
TeX files (including LaTeX LaTeX LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. Within the typesetting system, its name is styled as . The term LaTeX refers only to the language in which documents are written, not to the editor used to write those documents. In order to... and other macro packages) |
bibtex |
BibTeX BibTeX BibTeX is reference management software for formatting lists of references. The BibTeX tool is typically used together with the LaTeX document preparation system... files |
doc |
user documentation |
fonts |
font-related files |
metafont |
METAFONT METAFONT Metafont is a programming language used to define vector fonts. It is also the name of the interpreter that executes Metafont code, generating the bitmap fonts that can be embedded into e.g. PostScript... files |
metapost |
MetaPost MetaPost MetaPost refers to both a programming language and the interpreter of the MetaPost programming language. Both are derived from Donald Knuth's Metafont language and interpreter. MetaPost excels at producing diagrams in the PostScript programming language from a geometric/algebraic description... files |
scripts |
platform-independent executables |
source |
sources |
TDS is used by several TeX distributions, including teTeX
TeTeX
teTeX is a TeX distribution for Unix-like systems. As of May 2006 teTeX is no longer actively maintained and its former maintainer Thomas Esser recommended TeX Live as the replacement....
, TeX Live
TeX Live
TeX Live is a TeX distribution which is the replacement of its no-longer supported counterpart teTeX.It is now the default TeX distribution for several Linux distributions such as Fedora, Debian, Ubuntuand Gentoo....
and MiKTeX
MiKTeX
MiKTeX is a typesetting system for Microsoft Windows that is developed by Christian Schenk. It consists of an implementation of TeX and a set of related programs....
.