xorob0/auto-latexdiff

auto-latexdiff

auto-latexdiff compiles your LaTeX file as you are typing and creates a differential PDF. It can be used to easily spot what you changed in your file because it uses red and blue to mark the modifications.

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Installation

All you have to do is to clone the repository and go there:

git clone https://github.com/xorob0/auto-latexdiff
cd auto-latexdiff

It's not difficult, is it?

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Usage

Usage: auto-latexdiff.sh [-hw] [-d OUTFILE] [DIR] [-f OUTFILE] [FILE]...
Compiles your LaTeX file as you are typing and creates a differential PDF.

    -d OUTFILE  specify the output directory (default to current)
    -f OUTFILE  specify the output file
    -h          display this help and exit
    -r INTEGER  specify the refresh time
    -w          compile without differential indications

The most classic case of use:

./auto-latexdiff -f latex_file

By default, auto-latexdiff will look for the LaTeX file in the current tree. However, you can change the default folder very simply:

./auto-latexdiff -d ~/Documents/LaTeX/ -f latex_file

Similarly, you can change the compilation refresh when you make different changes:

./auto-latexdiff -d ~/Documents/LaTeX/ -f latex_file -r 5

Finally, you can ignore the differential indicators with:

./auto-latexdiff -d ~/Documents/LaTeX/ -f latex_file -r 5 -w

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Functioning

The script constantly checks the md5 of the given file. If it detects a change, it will compile the file again with xelatex and latexdiff.

latexdiff generates the differential by comparing the edited file with a cached version.

NOTE: you can guess that it only sees the change when the file is saved. If you want the changes to appear as you type, enable your text editor's automatic save function.