Compile all tex files in a directory

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If I do pdflatex *.tex in a directory, only one tex file is compiled. Which syntax should I use that all *.tex files in the directory are compiled?

Btw, [`tex.stackexchange.com` has a valuable thread on "*tools for automating document compilation*"](http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64/tools-for-automating-document-compilation) — sr_, May 01 '12 at 09:00

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 01 '12 at 16:51

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try

for file in *.tex; do pdflatex "$file"; done

edited May 01 '12 at 16:51

jw013

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answered May 01 '12 at 13:29

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered May 01 '12 at 08:56

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pdflatex apparently only takes one argument. I can think of using find -exec

find -name '*.tex' -maxdepth 1 -exec pdflatex {} \;

But there may be better alternatives.

answered May 01 '12 at 08:56

Bernhard

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 12 '16 at 16:08

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Less typing, if no spaces in files:

 echo *.tex|xargs -n1 pdflatex

answered May 12 '16 at 16:08

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Compile all tex files in a directory

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