# phpman > man > lualatex(1)

> **TLDR:** An extended version of TeX using Lua to compile.
>
- Start `texlua` to act as a Lua interpreter:
  `lualatex`
- Compile a Tex file to PDF:
  `lualatex {{path/to/file.tex}}`
- Compile a Tex file without error interruption:
  `lualatex -interaction nonstopmode {{path/to/file.tex}}`
- Compile a Tex file with a specific output file name:
  `lualatex -jobname={{filename}} {{path/to/file.tex}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       latex,  pdflatex, xelatex, lualatex, dvilualatex, cslatex, pdfcslatex, platex, uplatex, lamed
       - structured text formatting and typesetting

## SYNOPSIS
       **latex** [_first-line_]

## DESCRIPTION
       This manual page is a mere skeleton.

       The LaTeX language is described in the book _LaTeX_ _-_ _A_ _Document_ _Preparation_ _System_.  LaTeX  is
       a  TeX  macro  package, not a modification to the TeX source program, so all the capabilities
       described in [**tex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tex/1/markdown) are present.

       The LaTeX macros encourage writers to think about the content of their documents, rather than
       the  form.   The  ideal,  very  difficult to realize, is to have no formatting commands (like
       ``switch to italic'' or ``skip 2 picas'') in the document at all; instead, everything is done
       by specific markup instructions: ``emphasize'', ``start a section''.

       The primary source of documentation for LaTeX is the LaTeX manual referenced below.

       **lualatex**,  **pdflatex**,  **pdfcslatex**,  **xelatex** are LaTeX formats based on the respective engines.
       All output PDF by default.
       **platex**, **uplatex** are Japanese LaTeX formats based on e-pTeX and e-upTeX (DVI output).
       **lamed** is the Aleph-based LaTeX format (DVI output).
       **dvilualatex** is LuaTeX-based and outputs DVI.
       **cslatex** is csTeX-based (primitives integrated into pdfTeX) and outputs DVI.

       On some systems **latex209** and **slitex** may still be available for compatibility with older  ver‐
       sions of LaTeX.  These should not be used for new texts.

## SEE ALSO
       [**amstex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/amstex/1/markdown), [**luatex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/luatex/1/markdown), [**pdftex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pdftex/1/markdown), [**ptex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ptex/1/markdown), [**tex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tex/1/markdown), [**xetex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/xetex/1/markdown).

       Leslie Lamport, _LaTeX_ _-_ _A_ _Document_ _Preparation_ _System_, Addison-Wesley, 1985, ISBN 020115790X.

       Frank  Mittelbach,  Michel Goossens, Johannes Braams, David Carlisle, and Chris Rowley, _LaTeX_
       _Companion_, Addison-Wesley, 2004, ISBN 0201362996 (2nd edition).

       The LaTeX home page is <http://latex-project.org>.
       A list of some LaTeX tutorials is  at  <http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=man-la>‐
       tex.
       An unofficial reference manual for LaTeX is at <https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo>.



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