[MacTeX] TEXMFHOME uneasy to reach

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Jun 3, 2022, at 12:29 PM, Denis Bitouzé <denis.bitouze at univ-littoral.fr> wrote:
> 
> 
> The problem is, when they wanted to reach `/Users/⟨User name⟩/Library/`
> with the Finder in order to create the ((sub)sub)directories
> `texmf/bibtex/bib`, they first went to `/Users/⟨User name⟩` but, once
> there, the `Library` subdirectory was not displayed, even though it does
> exist as can be easily verified with the command :
> 

Howdy,

It's not shown by default. If you hold down the Opt key and click on the Go Menu in Finder an option to go there will appear in that menu. You can make it permanently visible in you HOME folder by opening that folder and click on the View->Show View Options (Cmd-J) to check the `Show Library Folder' option. From then on ~/Library will be visible in the HOME folder.

Note: the MacTeX installer does NOT create anything in the Users folders. You must create the texmf folder in ~/Library and any sub-folders you need.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs2 at mac.com