LinuxQuestions.org
Download your favorite Linux distribution at LQ ISO.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Newbie
Reload this Page Tex File Name
User Name
Password
Linux - Newbie This Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question? If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 08-19-2014, 05:15 PM   #1
pkpathak
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Aug 2014
Posts: 2

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Tex File Name

A coworker named a file: xyz&abc.tex.
The "&" in it makes it unacceptable to Latex.
How can one overcome this difficulty?
 
Old 08-19-2014, 06:53 PM   #2
evo2
LQ Guru
 
Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Japan
Distribution: Mostly Debian and CentOS
Posts: 6,724

Rep: Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705Reputation: 1705
Hi,

latex and related tools are very likely to implicitly assume that file names follow the standard unix conventions. So I recommend the file is renamed to something that does.

Evo2.
 
Old 08-19-2014, 09:53 PM   #3
pkpathak
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Aug 2014
Posts: 2

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Many thanks, indeed.

-PK
 
Old 08-19-2014, 09:56 PM   #4
jpollard
Senior Member
 
Registered: Dec 2012
Location: Washington DC area
Distribution: Fedora, CentOS, Slackware
Posts: 4,912

Rep: Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513Reputation: 1513
Actually, I don't think any application really cares... but the shell will.

You could try putting quotes around the file name.
 
Old 08-20-2014, 12:05 AM   #5
jdkaye
LQ Guru
 
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, UK
Distribution: Debian Testing Amd64
Posts: 5,465

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Sometimes a back slash ("\") can be used as an escape character. If so, then using \& instead of just & might work.
jdk
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
ASCII file. Replacing '[TEX]' with '$'. stf92 Linux - Newbie 6 04-17-2012 03:14 PM
vim file.tex !latex file.tex & pdfdvi file.dvi & xpdf -remote sname -reload Mol_Bolom Linux - General 0 07-09-2009 07:46 PM
Ever used TeX, post your work. -- Tex Art Gallery barton Linux - Software 2 02-28-2006 02:29 AM
TeX can't find tex.fmt jrdioko Linux - Software 0 11-14-2005 05:34 PM
how to compile a tex-file ?? Lise Linux - Newbie 3 02-27-2005 12:20 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Newbie

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:45 PM.

Contact Us - Advertising Info - Rules - Privacy - LQ Merchandise - Donations - Contributing Member - LQ Sitemap -
Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration