---
name: "rlatex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sgml2x"
version: "1.0.0-11.5"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rlatex"
---

# rlatex(1)

Wrapper to run LaTeX/jadeTeX multiple times as needed

## NAME

rlatex — Wrapper to run LaTeX/jadeTeX multiple times as needed

## SYNOPSIS

\[env  LATEXPRG=*latex-binary* \] **rlatex** \[*latex-document*\]

## Description

**rlatex** applies LaTeX or another LaTeX-based  macro package (most notably jadetex, pdflatex, or pdfjadetex) to a  given document, as many successive times as needed.

It checks the output of a LaTeX pass, and launches a new  pass when it notices specific strings which notify that the  document's processing has not been finished.

## Caveats

This version is mostly tuned for jadetex, and may cause some  problems when using pure LaTeX.  This ought to be fixed some  day.

## Copyright

Copyright © 2001-2003 Alcove & Yann Dirson.

This **rlatex** is licensed under the GNU  General Public License, version 2.

It is heavily derived from the **doc/rlatex** script  in the LILO source package, which is distributed under a BSD  license.  The original script does not mention its original  author.

This documentation is licensed under the GNU Free   Documentation License, version 1.

## Contact us

**rlatex** is part of the **sgml2x**     package, which is part of the *AlcoveBook*  *project (link to URL http://www.alcove-labs.org/en/software/alcovebook/)* .  Please use the *AlcoveBook*  *mailing lists (link to URL https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group\_id=533)*  to get in touch with developers and users.

The list of bugs and feature requests is available *through a Web*   *interface (link to URL https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group\_id=533)* .  Please use it to submit problems and ideas.

## See also

**[jadetex(1)](/jadetex/1.md)**, **[pdfjadetex(1)](/pdfjadetex/1.md)**, **[latex(1)](/latex/1.md)**,  **[pdflatex(1)](/pdflatex/1.md)**.