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texconfig

Interactive configuration tool for TeX Live

TLDR

Launch the interactive TeX Live configuration menu
$ texconfig
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Show current TeX Live configuration
$ texconfig conf
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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 files
hyphen
Manage hyphenation patterns
Running `texconfig` with no arguments starts the full-screen interactive configurator.

SEE ALSO

tlmgr(1), tex(1)

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