fiction-template

A template for PDF documents using XeLaTeX and latexmk.

Dependencies

• XeLaTex (apt install texlive texlive-xetex)
• latemk (apt install latexmk)

Usage

Create a new project

Run the init.sh script to create a new project.

bash -c "$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MHenderson/fiction-template/main/init.sh)"

Building the draft PDF

To build the draft PDF:

$ make draft

Cleaning

The clean target removes all files generated by XeLaTeX, other than the pdf. The cleanall target removes the PDF file as well.

$ make clean

Live reload

There is a watch target for updating the PDF after any changes to the TeX source.

$ make watch

Configuring hooks

gitinfo2 provides macros that are used in the front matter. To initialise these hooks run:

$ make hooks

Building the PDF

To build the final, non-draft version of the PDF:

$ make pdf