Variable: tex-command

tex-command is a variable defined in tex-mode.el.gz.

Value

"tex"

Documentation

Command to run TeX.

If this string contains an asterisk (*), that is replaced by the file name; otherwise the value of tex-start-options, the (shell-quoted) value of tex-start-commands, and the file name are added at the end with blanks as separators.

In TeX, LaTeX, and SliTeX Mode this variable becomes buffer local.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el.gz
(defvar tex-command "tex"
  "Command to run TeX.
If this string contains an asterisk \(`*'), that is replaced by the file name;
otherwise the value of `tex-start-options', the \(shell-quoted)
value of `tex-start-commands', and the file name are added at the end
with blanks as separators.

In TeX, LaTeX, and SliTeX Mode this variable becomes buffer local.")