TeXShop ⇒ Where are the class files stored?

[BraveRobot]

I want to create a custom class for a document I'm making. I plan to copy my current class (amsbook) and copy it to a new file with some small modifications. However, I haven't been able to find the class files. Does anyone know where they are on my computer?

Thanks!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

You could use kpsewhich on the command prompt:

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kpsewhich amsbook.cls

On my system, this prints

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/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amscls/amsbook.cls

Stefan

[BraveRobot]

Thanks. I never would have found that. Now where do I put my custom style so that it's picked up by texshop? I tried googling it, but because I'm new to latex, it's hard to figure out which information applies just to latex or which applies to texshop or if it will work on my system at all.

Can I just make a new folder called Example123 in

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    /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/

and then declare Example123 as a class in my document?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

I would not put a self-made class into the TeX distribution folder. It's hard to find, and could get lost when you reinstall your system.

Have a look what's your personal TeX home directory, you could use that:

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kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME

Stefan

[BraveRobot]

Ok, I put my custom class file (Example123.cls) into my personal texhome directory but texshop can't find it when I compile. Do I need to do something else?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Some TeX installations always look for file in the TeX home directory. Others may need to be refreshed using mktexlsr or texhash.

Try

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sudo mktexlsr

in the terminal.

Stefan

[BraveRobot]

I ran both of those and it still doesn't recognize my class. I just added it to the main distribution and it worked. Thanks for helping me with that. I never would have figured that out.

[holene]

Hi!

So, I have the same problem, only my TeX-distribution doesn't find my .cls-files wherever I put them. I'm writing at some standardized document and are bound to use a custom cls. My document won't compile even if I put the .cls-file in the same folder as my tex-document. I've copied a folder with the .cls-files in to

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/users/username/Library/texmf/

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/usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/

and update both

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sudo -s texhash

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sudo -s mktexlsr

The

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kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME

command returned

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/Users/username/Library/texmf/

So now I'm about to turn completely mad here... Any help out there? =)