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TEXDOC(1) User Commands TEXDOC(1)

NAME

texdoc - find & view documentation in TeX Live

SYNOPSIS

texdoc [OPTION]... NAME...
texdoc ACTION

DESCRIPTION

Try to find appropriate TeX documentation for the specified NAME(s). Alternatively, perform the given ACTION and exit.

Actions:

-h, --help
Print this help message.
-V, --version
Print the version number.
-f, --files
Print the list of configuration files used.
--just-view file
Display file, given with full path (no searching).

OPTIONS

-w, --view
Use view mode: start a viewer. (default)
-m, --mixed
Use mixed mode (view or list).
-l, --list
Use list mode: show a list of results.
-s, --showall
Use showall mode: show also "bad" results.
-i, --interact
Use interactive menus. (default)
-I, --nointeract
Use plain lists, no interaction required.
-M, --machine
Machine-readable output for lists (implies -I).
-q, --quiet
Suppress warnings and most error messages.
-v, --verbose
Print additional information (eg, viewer command).
-d, --debug[=list]
Activate debug output (restricted to list).

ENVIRONMENT

PAGER, BROWSER, PDFVIEWER, PSVIEWER, DVIVIEWER.

FILES

<texmf>/texdoc/texdoc.cnf, see output of the --files option.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <texdoc@tug.org>.
Texdoc home page: <http://tug.org/texdoc/>
Source: <https://github.com/mpg/texdoc>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008-2011 Manuel P'egouri'e-Gonnard. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation is maintained as a PDF manual. The command
texdoc texdoc

should give you access to the complete manual.

June 2012 texdoc 0.84