latex2e: Command line
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The input file specification indicates the file to be formatted; TeX
uses '.tex' as a default file extension. If you omit the input file
entirely, TeX accepts input from the terminal. You can also specify
arbitrary LaTeX input by starting with a backslash. For example, this
processes 'foo.tex' without pausing after every error:
latex '\nonstopmode\input foo.tex'
With many, but not all, implementations, command-line options can
also be specified in the usual Unix way, starting with '-' or '--'. For
a list of those options, try 'latex --help'.
If LaTeX stops in the middle of the document and gives you a '*'
prompt, it is waiting for input. You can type '\stop' (and return) and
it will prematurely end the document.
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