latexdiff is not working
You seem to miss the new.tex
file in your current directory. You can easily check whether it's present by running dir
at the command line, and see whether the file appears in the output. You can always specify the full path to it, if necessary.
latexdiff
is installed correctly and on your path (Perl as well), otherwise it would complain either about unknown command, or missing Perl interpreter.
A somewhat tangential note: Version control is almost mandatory if you're serious about using LaTeX for your writings.
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Updated on January 25, 2020Comments
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Admin almost 4 years
I installed latexdiff to track changes. The first question is where to give the command (latexdiff old.tex new.tex > diff.tex). I saw on the internet that it can be done in the Command/DOS environment. But then I get the error that the file new.tex cannot be found in the directory. I have checked where the other packages are located which is downloaded and which are working. And I have downloaded Perl. What am I doing wrong?
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Martin Tapankov almost 13 yearsMake sure you're trying to run
latexdiff
in the correct directory (folder). Try typingdir
on the command line, and see whether thenew.tex
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Juan A. Navarro almost 13 years@Martin, could you post your comment as an answer so that this question doesn't remain unanswered?
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Martin Tapankov almost 13 years@Juan: Done, but feels a little like cheating..
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Yossi Farjoun almost 13 years@martin: you mean you'll get rep you feel you do not deserve? easy solution, call it CW.
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Yossi Farjoun almost 13 yearslatexdiff is very usefull for working with people who don't grok computers....(like my old advisor...) that said, latexdiff is some serious difficulties when the changes are too big....