[OS X TeX] File paths

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 02.06.2008 um 22:55 schrieb Phil Trinh:

> The command \bibliography{~/Documents/master}{} to generate the
> bibliography doesn't seem to be able to find the correct master file.
> Why is this?

The sign "~" and also a shell variable like "$HOME" have only to a  
shell a meaning. In TeX it's just one or five characters. You would  
need to record the absolute or the relative path. And the latter will  
change when you change to another working directory ...

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