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Package dtxtut:
Tutorial on writing .dtx and .ins files

This tutorial is intended for advanced LaTeX2e users who want to learn how to create .ins and .dtx files for distributing their homebrewed classes and package files.

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Documentation on CTAN
Readme
Package documentation
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Maintainers
Scott Pakin
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License LaTeX Project Public License
Related packages
sty2dtx:
Create a .dtx file from a .sty file.
makedtx:
Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files
Keywords
macro programming
literate programming
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Documentation > Tutorial
secondary:
Literate programming

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