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3.6 Starting 4TeX 

Assuming that the command 4tex invokes 4TeX, the following syntax applies

 Starts the 4TeX workbench.
 
 4TEX [[[path]main[.ext]] [include[.ext]]] | [/r | /?]
 
 main    = name of TeX file (with or without extension)
 include = name of TeX include file ( " " )
 /r      = restart (no quick startup, perform all checking)
 /?      = this help screen
 
 examples:
    4TEX article                       4TEX c:\texfiles\*
    4TEX article.ltx                   4TEX book.tex chap1
    4TEX article.tex graph1.pic        4TEX book thesis.sty
    4TEX g:\tex\book chap*             4TEX /r
 
 Note: 4TEX without parameters will run the quick startup using
       the configuration from the last 4TeX session (if available).
 


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Figure 3.14TeX opening screen

Enter to view this explanation of the syntax on the screen.

When specifying the `Main TeX file' you can add a path and even use wildcards. The file extension is optional, default is .tex. If no `Main TeX file' is specified, the `Main 4TeX menu' will prompt for one. It is also possible to specify an `Include TeX file', with or without wildcards. The `Include TeX file' has no path and can only be specified after you have given a `Main TeX file'. When using wildcards, 4TeX will look for all possible files that match the specification and will give a selection menu if there is more than one matching file.

The /r option is meant as a `reset' option. If you start 4TeX without parameters it will attempt to rebuild the menu as it was the last time you left it. For that purpose 4TeX reads and writes a file called 4texpars.<os>. Using this file 4TeX can start up much faster because many checks are skipped. However, if for some reason 4TeX crashed, you want to make a fresh start. This can be achieved by supplying the /r parameter (in fact by supplying any parameter).

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