TEXTESTVIS(1)
β¨ TEXTESTVIS(1) β¨
Okay so bestie, let me introduce you to textestvis π, the manual name is literally textestvis - visual regression tests for LaTeX π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
textestvis [-cs] [-e ENGINE] [-d DENSITY] [PATTERN]
textestvis approve [-e ENGINE] [PATTERN]
textestvis compare [-d DENSITY] FILE FILE
textestvis perf [-cs] [-e ENGINE] FILE
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
Okay this tool is giving visual regression tests for LaTeX documents π It's literally the main character of checking your docs look right π¦
textestvis : Ngl this is the default vibe πΈ It creates PDF files for all the tex files matching the pattern and runs a visual regression test on them. If you don't give it a pattern, it tests every file in the current directory, except anything whose name starts with an underscore π
textestvis approve : Replaces the reference files with the test files π Bestie, this is how you say "yes, this is the new look" β¨
textestvis compare : Makes a visual diff for two pdf files π₯ So you can see exactly what changed, no cap π
textestvis perf : Measures how long it takes to create a pdf file from the given tex file β±οΈ Speed check, periodt π
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
-cβ Clears the cache π§Ή Fresh start, no drama π«Ά-sβ Enables shell escape π Use with care, it's spicy πΆοΈ-d DENSITYβ Sets the density in ppi, and it defaults to 72 π-e ENGINEβ Picks the latex engine, and it defaults to xelatex π§--helpβ Prints a help message πββοΈ--versionβ Prints version information π
β¨ ENVIRONMENT β¨
Okay this one's important bestie π textestvis requires ImageMagick 7.0 or later, so make sure you've got that installed before you start π
β¨ AUTHOR β¨
textestvis was written by Friedemann Bartels, the icon behind it all π You can find them at https://github.com/friedemannbartels π«Ά
β¨ LICENSE β¨
Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Friedemann Bartels π Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c or later. No cap, it's free to use π¦
Bestie, that's the whole tea β Dec 2023 vibes, from textestvis to you π β¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- arch rolling: texlive-doc 2026.1-1 Β· GPL
- debian trixie: texlive-latex-extra 2024.20250309-2
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- ubuntu noble: texlive-latex-extra 2023.20240207-1
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