In the past, I have frequently given TeXnical support to others. While I enjoy spreading the good news of LaTeX, repeating the same general advice over and over started getting rather time-consuming and a bit tiresome. For everyone who knows me, this document is meant to replace that initial session of conveying basic knowledge and good practices as well as serve as a reference for these things. It is not meant to discourage you from approaching me with questions or problems regarding LaTeX, though I may refuse to explain things contained in this document. For everyone else, I hope that this may serve you as a valuable read and as a useful reference. I do however have to ask you not to contact me with questions or issues, as I am unable to provide large-scale LaTeX support.
This repository is meant to serve as a convenient way to keep your local copy of the primer up to date. Though you can of course just download the files, this will not allow you to conveniently update to the latest version of every file.
To clone the repository to your hard drive, run
git clone https://github.com/schtandard/latex_primer.gitWhen you want to update to the most recent revision, just run
git pullin the repository.
If you spot a mistake or typo in the primer, find some passage written in a confusing manner or have suggestions for improvements like additional topics to cover, you may open an issue here. Please open a separate issue for each suggestion. Typos may be collected in a single issue.