ARARA(1)                    General Commands Manual                   ARARA(1)

NAME
       arara - a TeX automation tool based on rules and directives.

SYNOPSIS
       arara [options] documents...

DESCRIPTION
       arara is a TeX automation tool based on rules and directives. It gives
       you a way to enhance your TeX experience. The tool is an effort to
       provide a concise way to automate the daily TeX workflow for users and
       also package writers. Users might write their own rules when the
       provided ones do not suffice.

       arara takes a list of documents as input. They will be processed
       according to their directives. Options apply to the execution of all
       documents.

OPTIONS
       --log  Generate a log output.

       --verbose
              Print or suppress command output.

       --dry-run
              Go through all the motions of running a command but with no
              actual calls.

       --safe-run
              Run in safe mode and disable potentially harmful features.

       --whole-file
              Extract directives in the file, not only in the header.

       --preamble
              Set the file preamble as named based on the configuration file.

       --timeout
              Sets an execution timeout for spawned processes.

       --language
              Set the localization to the language specified by code.

       --max-loops
              Set the number > 0 of loops for looping directives.

       --working-directory
              Set the working directory for the whole execution.

       --call-property
              Pass a property as key=value parameter into the application to
              be used within the session.

       --properties-file
              Pass a properties file to the application to be used within the
              session.

       --generate-completion
              Generate a completion script for arara.

       --version
              Show the version and exit.

       --help Show a help message and exit.

BUGS
       Issue tracker at <https://gitlab.com/islandoftex/arara/-/issues>.

v7.2.0                           30 June 2025                         ARARA(1)