texconfig
Interactive configuration tool for TeX Live
TLDR
Launch the interactive TeX Live configuration menu
$ texconfig
Show current TeX Live configuration$ texconfig conf
SYNOPSIS
texconfig [option] [command]
DESCRIPTION
texconfig provides an interactive curses-based interface (and a non-interactive command-line interface) for configuring a TeX Live installation. It lets you change paper size, default modes, hyphenation patterns, and many other TeX engine and format settings without manually editing `texmf.cnf` or format files.Common tasks include:- Switching between A4 and letter paper- Enabling or disabling certain hyphenation languages- Rebuilding format files after configuration changes- Viewing and editing the main TeX Live configuration file
PARAMETERS
conf
Print the current configuration (non-interactive)paper
Set default paper size (a4 or letter)formats
Rebuild format fileshyphen
Manage hyphenation patternsRunning `texconfig` with no arguments starts the full-screen interactive configurator.
