Directory macros/latex/contrib/newfile
README
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The NEWFILE package
The newfile package provides convenient user level commands for reading
and writing new files during a LaTeX run. The package requires the standard
verbatim package.
Version 1.0c (2009/09/03)
- New maintainer (Will Robertson)
Version 1.0b (2004/05/10)
- Changed license from LPPL v1.0 to v1.3
Version 1.0a (2002/07/07)
- Corrected aspects of the documentation, no technical changes
Version 1.0 (2002/06/22)
- First public release
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Author: Peter Wilson, Herries Press
Maintainer: Will Robertson (will dot robertson at latex-project dot org)
Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Peter R. Wilson
This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any
later version: <http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt>
This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
The Current Maintainer of this work is Will Robertson.
This work consists of the files:
README (this file)
newfile.dtx
newfile.ins
and the derived files:
newfile.sty
The distribution consists of the files:
README (this file)
newfile.dtx
newfile.ins
newfile.pdf (User manual)
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To install the package:
- run: latex newfile.ins (which will generate newfile.sty)
To process the user manual
- run: latex newfile.dtx
- run: makeindex -s gind.ist newfile
- run: latex newfile.dtx
- Print newfile.dvi for a hardcopy of the package manual
- Move newfile.sty to a location where LaTeX will find it.
(typically in a local texmf tree at tex/latex/newfile) and refresh the
file database. See the FAQ on CTAN at help/uk-tex-faq or
http://www.tug.ac.uk/faq for more information on this.
Download the contents of this package in one zip archive (155.7k).
newfile – User level management of LaTeX input and output
Commands are defined to manage the limited pool of input and output handles provided by TeX. The streams so provided are mapped to various of the LaTeX input and output mechanisms. Some facilities of the verbatim package are also mapped.
| Package | newfile |
| Version | 1.0c |
| Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License |
| Copyright | 2002–2004 Peter R. Wilson |
| Maintainer | Will Robertson Peter R. Wilson (inactive) |
| TDS archive | newfile.tds.zip |
| Contained in | TeX Live as newfile MiKTeX as newfile |
| Topics | I/O management |
