tex-minify 0.2.0

A CLI tool to expand \input commands in TeX files

tex-minify

A command-line tool to expand \input commands in TeX files.

Usage

Using uvx (no installation required)

# Basic usage (prints to stdout)
uvx tex-minify input.tex

# Save to output file
uvx tex-minify input.tex -o output.tex

# Specify base directory for \input resolution
uvx tex-minify input.tex --base-dir /path/to/tex/files -o output.tex

Using pip installation

First install:

pip install tex-minify

Then use:

tex-minify input.tex -o output.tex

Using pixi (for development)

# Setup development environment
pixi install
pixi run install

# Run the tool
pixi run tex-minify input.tex

Features

• Recursively expands all \input commands in TeX files
• Handles relative paths correctly
• Supports both .tex extension present or not in \input commands
• UTF-8 encoding support
• Configurable base directory for input resolution

Error Handling

The tool will exit with a non-zero status code and display an error message if:

• Input file is not found
• Referenced \input files are not found
• Output file cannot be written
• Any other processing errors occur