24 Aug 2010 » Automatically compile tex files on save
I use this little shell script to automatically compile my latex files when I save them. You can use it to run any command(s) when you save any file.
% cat ~/bin/automaker #!/bin/sh # # runs the commands in the 'command()' # function whenever the file specified # on the command line changes # # Usage: automaker <file_to_watch> # command() { make } TMP_FILE=".$1" touch $TMP_FILE while true do if [ $1 -nt $TMP_FILE ]; then command; touch $TMP_FILE; fi sleep 1 done