I just want to have a .tex file which I compile with pdflatex and end up with a .pdf file. I don't want all the other .aux, .log and .synctex.gz files. pdflatex doesn't seem to have arguments for this.
Avoiding the creation of .aux, .log and .synctex.gz files when using pdflatex
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I always build my PDF files like this:
pdflatex -aux-directory=/some/temp/dir <additional options>
That way, I don't have too see all the additional files. Those files should not be removed, as they are important for cross referencing, bibliographies, table of contents etc. To run pdflatex several times and then remove the files takes too much time.
The -aux-directory unfortunately does not exist in the linux version of pdflatex. Tested on Ubuntu Lucid.
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