synctex (1) Linux Manual Page
synctex – command line client tool to support the Synchronize TeXnology available in most TeX engines.
Synopsis
synctex command [options] [args]Overview
The Synchronization TeXnology is a feature of recent TeX engines. It allows to synchronize between input and output, which means to navigate from the source document to the typeset material and vice versa. Run `synctex help’ to access the built-in tool documentation.
TEX ENGINE OPTION -synctex=NUMBER
- If NUMBER=0 or no option is given, no synctex file is created.
- If NUMBER<0, synctex files are text files.
- If NUMBER>0, synctex files are compressed with gz.
- If NUMBER&2, no .gz extension is used.
- If NUMBER&4, activate form support, useful for pdftex.
- If NUMBER&8, better file compression.
Use for example `pdftex -synctex=15 foo.tex’ to activate all the options.
Notice that LuaTeX option is `–synctex=NUMBER’ with two dashes.