commands.sh

tlmgr

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Manage packages and configuration options of an existing TeX Live installation. Some subcommands such as `paper` have their own usage documentation.

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Subcommands (21)

tlmgr arch

This command is an alias of `tlmgr platform`.

tlmgr backup

Manage backups of TeX Live packages. The default backup directory is specified by the `backupdir` option, and can be obtained with `tlmgr option`.

tlmgr candidates

Get available candidate repositories from which a TeX Live package can be installed.

tlmgr check

Check the consistency of a TeX Live installation.

tlmgr conf

Manage the TeX Live configuration.

tlmgr generate

Remake configuration files from information stored locally.

tlmgr gui

Start a graphical user interface for `tlmgr`. `tlmgr gui` depends on the package `perl-tk`, which has to be installed manually.

tlmgr info

Show information about TeX Live packages.

tlmgr install

Install TeX Live packages.

tlmgr key

Manage GPG keys used to verify TeX Live databases.

tlmgr option

TeX Live settings manager.

tlmgr paper

Manage paper size options of an TeX Live installation.

tlmgr path

Add or remove symlinks for TeX Live executables, man pages and info pages. This command has to be re-run for files added in the future.

tlmgr pinning

The pinning action manages the pinning file.

tlmgr platform

Manage TeX Live platforms.

tlmgr remove

Uninstall TeX Live packages. By default, removed packages will be backed up to `./tlpkg/backups` under the TL installation directory.

tlmgr repository

Manage repositories of a TeX Live installation.

tlmgr restore

Restore package backups created with `tlmgr backup`. The default backup directory is specified by the `backupdir` option, and can be obtained with `tlmgr option`.

tlmgr search

Search for TeX Live packages using (Perl) `regex`.

tlmgr shell

Start an interactive shell of the native TeX Live manager.

tlmgr update

Update TeX Live packages.

Examples (7)

Install a package and its dependencies

Remove a package and its dependencies

tlmgr remove package

Display information about a package

tlmgr info package

Update all packages

Show possible updates without updating anything

Start a GUI version of tlmgr

List all TeX Live configurations

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