Errors and warnings
This is a list of most of the errors and warnings that are in Appendix B of The Latex Companion mittelbach2004, plus some more we encountered while error/warning hunting. For each error/warning, we give a minimal working example, and the relevant part of the output log. For more info on a message, see mittelbach2004. Used by us for testing purposes, written down here for future reference.
The logs here are when using -file-line-error flag when compiling.
LaTeX Errors
calc: `' invalid at this point.
\docmentclass{article}
\usepackage{calc}
\newcounter{error}
\setcounter{error}{3}
\setcounter{error}{\value{error} & 2}
./errors.tex:7: Package calc Error: `&' invalid at this point.
amsfonts: allowed only in math mode
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\begin{document}
\mathbb{A}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:6: LaTeX Error: \mathbb allowed only in math mode.
undefined
\documentclass{article}
\renewcommand{\bloop}{nothing}
\begin{document}
\bloop
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Command \bloop undefined.
< in mid line
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabbing}
One \= Two \\
1 \> \< 2 \\
\end{tabbing}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:6: LaTeX Error: \< in mid line.
A was supposed to be here
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\mybox}
\begin{document}
\sbox{\mybox}{0}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: A <box> was supposed to be here.
textcomp: Accent not provided by font family
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\begin{document}
\textuparrow
\end{document}
./errors.tex:7: Package textcomp Error: Symbol \textuparrow not provided by
(textcomp) font family ppl in TS1 encoding.
(textcomp) Default family used instead.
Argument of has an extra }
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\fbox}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: Argument of \fbox has an extra }.
Bad \line or \vector argument
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\line(1,1){-1}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: LaTeX Error: Bad \line or \vector argument.
Bad math environment delimiter
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\]
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: LaTeX Error: Bad math environment delimiter.
Bad register code ()
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
hallo
\sbox{\textwidth}{box}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:5: Bad register code (23592960).
\begin{} ended by \end{}
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\end{centering}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: LaTeX Error: \begin{document} ended by \end{centering}.
amsmath: \begin won't work here
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{split}
\pi
\end{split}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:8: Package amsmath Error: \begin{split} won't work here.
Can be used only in preamble
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: LaTeX Error: Can be used only in preamble.
Cannot be used in preamble
\documentclass{article}
\nocite{magic}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Cannot be used in preamble.
graphicx/graphics: Cannot determine size of graphic in
Compile with pdflatex and -output-format=dvi
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\includegraphics{figures/background-black-cat.jpg}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:6: LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in figures/backgr
ound-black-cat.jpg (no BoundingBox).
graphicx/graphics: Cannot include graphics of type:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\includegraphics[type=tex]{figures/background-black-cat.jpg}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:6: LaTeX Error: Can not include graphics of type: tex.
\caption outside float
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\caption{This is illegal.}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: LaTeX Error: \caption outside float.
Command already defined
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\documentclass}{hahaha}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Command \documentclass already defined.
Command not defined as a math alphabet
\documentclass{article}
\SetMathAlphabet{\methit}{normal}{OT1}{ppl}{m}{it}
\begin{document}
$x$
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Command `\methit' not defined as a math alphabet.
Counter too large
\documentclass{article}
\renewcommand{\theequation}{\alph{equation}}
\setcounter{equation}{27}
\begin{document}
\theequation
\end{document}
./errors.tex:6: LaTeX Error: Counter too large.
Dimension too large
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\rule{16384pt}{2pt}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:5: Dimension too large.
amsmath: \displaybreak cannot be applied here
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
\begin{aligned}
x \displaybreak y
\end{aligned}
\]
\end{document}
./errors.tex:8: Package amsmath Error: \displaybreak cannot be applied here.
graphicx/graphics: Division by 0
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\includegraphics[angle=-90,height=3cm]{figures/background-black-cat.jpg}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:6: Package graphics Error: Division by 0.
Double subscript
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$x_i_2$
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: Double subscript.
l.4 $x_i_
2$
Encoding scheme unknown
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[15]{fontenc}
\begin{document}
text
\end{document}
/home/abby/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/fontenc.sty:104: Package font
enc Error: Encoding file `15enc.def' not found.
(fontenc) You might have misspelt the name of the encoding.
/home/abby/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/fontenc.sty:105: LaTeX Error:
Encoding scheme `15' unknown.
./errors.tex:5: LaTeX Error: Encoding scheme `15' unknown.
Environment undefined
\documentclass{article}
\renewenvironment{bla}{a}{b}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Environment bla undefined.
amsmath: Erroneous nesting of equation structures
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
\begin{align}
x
\end{align}
\end{align}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:10: Package amsmath Error: Erroneous nesting of equation structure
s;
(amsmath) trying to recover with `aligned'.
Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{2}
1 & 2 & 3 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:5: Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
<recently read> \endtemplate
l.5 1 & 2 &
3 \\
Extra \endgroup
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\end{centering}
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: Extra \endgroup.
Extra \or
\documentclass{article}
\or
./main.tex:3: Extra \or.
l.3 \or
Extra \right
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$(\right)$
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: Extra \right.
l.4 $(\right)
$
Extra }, or forgotten $
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$x}$
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: Extra }, or forgotten $.
l.4 $x}
$
Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{center}
text}
\end{center}
\end{document}
./main.tex:5: Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup.
l.5 text}
File `' not found
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\input{fakenews.tex}
\end{document}
! LaTeX Error: File `fakenews.tex' not found.
Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
or enter new name. (Default extension: tex)
Enter file name:
./main.tex:4: Emergency stop.
<read *>
l.4 \input{fakenews.tex}
./main.tex:4: ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
Float(s) lost
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\footnote{\begin{figure}
\includegraphics{figures/cat.tikz}
\end{figure}}
\end{document}
./main.tex:8: LaTeX Error: Float(s) lost.
Font family + unknown
\documentclass{article}
\DeclareFontShape{T1}{bla}{}{}{}{}
./main.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Font family `T1+bla' unknown.
Font not found
Font = not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found
% To reproduce, tlmgr remove collection-fontsrecommended
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\begin{document}
Text.
\end{document}
kpathsea: Running mktextfm ecrm1000
/home/user/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam: Could not map source abbreviation for ecrm1000.
/home/user/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam: Need to update ?
mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1000
This is METAFONT, Version 2.7182818 (TeX Live 2019) (preloaded base=mf)
kpathsea: Running mktexmf ecrm1000
! I can't find file `ecrm1000'.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1000
Please type another input file name
! Emergency stop.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1000
Transcript written on mfput.log.
grep: ecrm1000.log: No such file or directory
mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ecrm1000' failed to make ecrm1000.tfm.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
/home/user/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/fontenc.sty:105: Font T1/cm
r/m/n/10=ecrm1000 at 10.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
<to be read again>
relax
l.105 \fontencoding\encodingdefault\selectfont
Font = not loaded: Not enough room left
Font shape not found
I can't find file `'
From the LaTeX Companion:
It seemed easier to reproduce using just TeX instead of LaTeX.
\input fake.tex
\bye
! I can't find file `fake.tex'.
l.1 \input fake.tex
I can't write on file `'
Make the main.aux file read only with chattr +i main.aux, then compile as usual.
./main.tex:3: I can't write on file `main.aux'.
\document ...ate \openout \@mainaux \jobname .aux
\immediate \write \@mainau...
l.3 \begin{document}
Illegal character in array arg
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{c!{--}}
3&4
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: LaTeX Error: Illegal character in array arg.
Illegal parameter number in definition of
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\breakstuff}{#1}
./main.tex:3: Illegal parameter number in definition of \breakstuff.
<to be read again>
1
l.3 \newcommand{\breakstuff}{#1}
Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted)
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\rule{1}{3}
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
<to be read again>
\relax
l.4 \rule{1}{3}
Improper argument for math accent:
According to amsmath, the following example should trigger this error. However, it triggers a bunch of other errors...
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$\tilde k_{\lambda_j} = P_{\tilde \mathcal{M}}$
\end{document}
./main.tex:7: Argument of \math@egroup has an extra }.
<inserted text>
\par
l.7 ... \tilde k_{\lambda_j} = P_{\tilde \mathcal
{M}}
Expected output amsmath:
! Package amsmath Error: Improper argument for math accent:
(amsmath) Extra braces must be added to
(amsmath) prevent wrong output.
See the amsmath package documentation for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.415 \tilde k_{\lambda_j} = P_{\tilde \mathcal
{M}}
Improper discretionary list
\documentclass{article}
\discretionary
\begin{document}
hi
\end{document}
./main.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.
./main.tex:7: Improper discretionary list.
<inserted text> }
Improper \hyphenation (will be flushed.)
\documentclass{article}
\hyphenation{bl\"oop-floop-gloop}
./main.tex:3: Improper \hyphenation will be flushed.
\leavevmode ->\unhbox
\voidb@x
l.3 \hyphenation{bl\"o
op-floop-gloop}
Improper \prevdepth
\documentclass{article}
\discretionary
\begin{document}
hi
\end{document}
./main.tex:7: Improper \prevdepth.
\newpage ...everypar {}\fi \par \ifdim \prevdepth
>\z@ \vskip -\ifdim \prevd...
l.7 \end{document}
Improper \spacefactor
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\showthe\spacefactor
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: Improper \spacefactor.
l.4 \showthe\spacefactor
\include cannot be nested
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\include{main}
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: LaTeX Error: \include cannot be nested.
Incompatible list can't be unboxed
\setbox0\vbox{}\unhbox0
./main.tex:4: Incompatible list can't be unboxed.
l.4 \setbox0\vbox{}\unhbox0
Incomplete ; all text was ignored after line
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\x}{3}
\begin{document}
\ifnum\x=3 tada \else bloop
\end{document}
! Incomplete \ifnum; all text was ignored after line 6.
<inserted text>
\fi
Infinite glue shrinkage found in
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\hspace{0pt minus 1fil}
\end{document}
./main.tex:5: Infinite glue shrinkage found in a paragraph.
amsmath: Invalid use of
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\intertext{tada}
\end{document}
./main.tex:6: Package amsmath Error: Invalid use of \intertext.
babel: Language definition file .ldf not found
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[bla]{babel}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
/home/abby/texlive/2019/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel/babel.sty:554: Package bab
el Error: Unknown option `bla'. Either you misspelled it
(babel) or the language definition file bla.ldf was not found.
Limit controls must follow a math operator
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\limits
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text>
$
l.4 \limits
./main.tex:4: Limit controls must follow a math operator.
\LoadClass in package file
Lonely \item--perhaps a missing list environment
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\item
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: LaTeX Error: Lonely \item--perhaps a missing list environment.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.4 \end
{document}
Math alphabet identifier is undefined in math version
./Untitled.tex:50: LaTeX Error: Math alphabet identifier \mathrm is undefined in math version `GFS'.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Math version is not defined
\documentclass{article}
\mathversion{GFS}
\begin{document}
Text.
\end{document}
./errors.tex:2: LaTeX Error: Math version `GFS' is not defined.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.2 \mathversion{GFS}
Misplaced alignment tab character &
Alternate forms: Misplaced \cr, \crcr, \noalign, \omit
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
&
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: Misplaced alignment tab character &.
l.3 &
Missing \begin
\documentclass{article}
Text.
\begin{document}
Text.
\end{document}
./errors.tex:2: LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.2 T
ext.
Missing control sequence inserted
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand t
\begin{document}
Text.
\end{document}
./errors.tex:3: Missing control sequence inserted.
<inserted text>
\inaccessible
l.3
Missing \cr inserted
./errors.tex:34: Missing \cr inserted.
<inserted text>
\cr
l.34 \end{tabularx}
Missing delimiter (. inserted)
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\left
\end{document}
./errors.tex:4: Missing delimiter (. inserted).
<to be read again>
\let
l.4 \end{document}
Missing \endcsname inserted
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\newenvironment{Bl\"ode}
\begin{document}
Main.
\end{document}
./main.tex:3: Missing \endcsname inserted.
Missing number, treated as zero
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
Main.
\value{page}
\end{document}
No file main.aux.
./main.tex:5: Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
\let
l.5 \end{document}
Missing p-arg in array arg
Missing @-exp in array arg
Missing # inserted in alignment preamble.
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{p}
a
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
./main.tex:3: LaTeX Error: Missing p-arg in array arg.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.3 \begin{tabular}{p}
./main.tex:3: Missing # inserted in alignment preamble.
<to be read again>
\cr
l.3 \begin{tabular}{p}
Missing = inserted for \ifnum
Missing = inserted for \ifdim
./main.tex:4: Missing = inserted for \ifnum.
<to be read again>
\let
l.4 \end{document}
./main.tex:4: Missing = inserted for \ifnum.
<to be read again>
\let
l.4 \end{document}
Missing $ inserted
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
_
\end{document}
./main.tex:3: Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text>
$
l.3 _
./main.tex:4: Missing { inserted.
<to be read again>
\let
l.4 \end{document}
Missing \endgroup inserted
./main.tex:7: Missing \endgroup inserted.
<inserted text>
\endgroup
Missing \right. inserted
Missing } inserted
Missing { inserted
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
\left(
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: Missing \right. inserted.
<inserted text>
\right .
l.4 \end{document}
Multiple \label's: label will be lost
Multiple tag
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\begin{align}
\label{33}
\label{33}
\end{align}
\end{document}
./main.tex:7: Package amsmath Error: Multiple \label's: label '33' will be lost
.
See the amsmath package documentation for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.7 \end{align}
No counter '' defined
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
\setcounter{name}
\end{document}
./main.tex:4: LaTeX Error: No counter 'name' defined.
No Cyrillic encoding definition files were found
No declaration for shape
No driver specified
No room for a new
No \title given
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\end{document}
./main.tex:3: LaTeX Error: No \title given.
Errors not in the LaTeX Companion?
!pdfTeX error: pdflatex (file ): cannot open file for reading
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[urw-garamond]{mathdesign}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\begin{document}
Text.
\end{document}
!pdfTeX error: pdflatex (file ugmr8a.pfb): cannot open Type 1 font file for rea
ding
==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
(other warnings from the LaTeX Companion omitted)
LaTeX Warnings
Citation `' on page undefined
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{key}
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Citation `key' on page 1 undefined on input line 4.
LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references.
Command invalid in math mode
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$ö$
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Command \" invalid in math mode on input line 4.
./errors.tex:4: Please use \mathaccent for accents in math mode.
\add@accent ...@spacefactor \spacefactor }\accent
#1 #2\egroup \spacefactor ...
l.4 $ö
$
./errors.tex:4: You can't use `\spacefactor' in math mode.
\add@accent ...}\accent #1 #2\egroup \spacefactor
\accent@spacefactor
l.4 $ö
$
Empty `thebibliography' environment
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{thebibliography}{}
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Empty `thebibliography' environment on input line 5.
(\end occurred inside a group at level <number)
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
{
\end{document}
(\end occurred inside a group at level 1)
### simple group (level 1) entered at line 4 ({)
### bottom level
(\end occurred when on line was incomplete)
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\include{included}
\end{document}
\end{document}
(\end occurred when \iftrue on line 4 was incomplete)
(\end occurred when \ifnum on line 4 was incomplete)
File `' already exists on the system. Not generating it from this source
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{filecontents}{included.tex}
\end{filecontents}
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: File `included.tex' already exists on the system.
Not generating it from this source.
Float too large for page by
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig.pdf}
\caption[Short caption]{Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text Long text}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Float too large for page by 5.92273pt on input line 9.
Font shape in size not available
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\fontsize{42pt}{50pt}
Text.
\end{document}
LaTeX Font Warning: Font shape `OT1/cmr/m/n' in size <42> not available
(Font) size <24.88> substituted on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Warning: Size substitutions with differences
(Font) up to 17.12pt have occurred.
Font shape undefined. Using `' instead
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\fontseries{b}\ttfamily Text.
\end{document}
LaTeX Font Warning: Font shape `OT1/cmtt/b/n' undefined
(Font) using `OT1/cmtt/m/n' instead on input line 3.
LaTeX Font Warning: Some font shapes were not available, defaults substituted.
amsmath: Foreign command ; \frac or \genfrac should be used instead
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
$\primfrac{}{}$
\end{document}
Package amsmath Warning: Foreign command \;
(amsmath) \frac or \genfrac should be used instead
(amsmath) on input line 4.
Form feed has been converted to Blank Line
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{filecontents}{filecontents.tex}
\end{filecontents}
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Writing file `./filecontents.tex'.
LaTeX Warning: Writing text ` ' before \end{filecontents}
as last line of filecontents.tex on input line 5.
LaTeX Warning: Form Feed has been converted to Blank Line.
h' float specifier changed to ht'
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics{fig.pdf}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
Overfull \hbox (252.50682pt too wide) in paragraph at lines 5--6
[][]
LaTeX Warning: Float too large for page by 295.04504pt on input line 6.
LaTeX Warning: `h' float specifier changed to `ht'.
Ignoring text `' after \end{}
\begin{filecontents}{filecontents2.tex}
\end{filecontents} Text.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Text.
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Writing file `./filecontents2.tex'.
LaTeX Warning: Ignoring text ` Text.' after \end{filecontents} on input line 2.
Label `' multiply defined
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Text.
\label{mylabel}
Text.
\label{mylabel}
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Label `mylabel' multiply defined.
LaTeX Warning: There were multiply-defined labels.
Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/169245/98850
\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\begin{document}
\providecommand\r@foo{{1}{1}}
\edef\@currentlabel{.\expandafter\@firstoftwo\r@foo}
\label{foo}
a
\end{document}
LaTeX Warning: Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.
Loose \hbox (badness )
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/496596/98850
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\hbadness=-1 % to report the badness
\spaceskip.3333em \rightskip0pt plus20pt % allow only 20pt of stretchability
\def\text{The badness of this line is 1000.}
\setbox0=\hbox{\text}
\hsize=\wd0 \advance\hsize by 0.1pt \noindent\text\break
\end
Text.
\end{document}
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BibTeX
Test file:
references.bib
@Book{knuth1990,
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
title = {The {\TeX}book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
}
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Errors
I couldn't open database file
I couldn't open style file
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth19902}.
\bibliography{references34}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
This is BibTeX, Version 0.99d (TeX Live 2020)
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: \bibdata{references34
: }
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The style file: plain.bst
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Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "knuth19902"
(There were 2 error messages)
Process finished with exit code 2
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% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/460183/bibtex-hash-size-exceeded
Database file #3: crypto.bib
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Aborted at line 291526 of file crypto.bib
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This database file appears more than once:
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\begin{document}
\cite{knuth19902}.
\bibliography{references,references}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
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: }
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Illegal, another \bibstyle command
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth1990}.
\bibliography{references}
\bibliography{references}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
Illegal, another \bibdata command---line 4 of file bibtex-mwe.aux
: \bibdata
: {references}
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No "}"
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% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/408548/98850
Stuff after "}"---line 2 of file strange.aux
: \citation{a{
: }b$}
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@Book{knuth 1990,
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
title = {The {\TeX}book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
}
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: \citation{knuth
: 1990}
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Case mismatch error between cite keys and
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth1990}.
\cite{Knuth1990}.
\bibliography{references}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
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: \citation{Knuth1990
: }
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has a wrong extension
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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth1990}.
\include{included}
\include{included}
\bibliography{references}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth1990}.
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\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
The style file: plain.bst
I found no \bibdata command---while reading file bibtex-mwe.aux
Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "knuth1990"
(There was 1 error message)
is missing in command:
% https://github.com/CarlOrff/apalike-german/issues/1
"}" is missing in command: macro---line 767 of file apalike-german.bst
: macro {mar} {"M\"
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is already a type "" function name
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/147607/article-is-already-a-type-wizard-defined-function-name
article is already a type "wizard-defined" function name
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: function {article
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is an unknown function
has bad function type
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/329696/bibtex-error-1-is-an-integra-literal-not-a-string
The style file: bibtex/harvardUK.bst url: is an unknown function---line 320 of file bibtex/harvardUK.bst
Curse you, wizard, before you recurse me: function is illegal in its own definition
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/552323/how-to-show-at-most-three-authors-for-any-bibliographic-entry
The top-level auxiliary file: thesis_main.aux
The style file: utphys_custom_threeAuthors.bst
function is an unknown function---line 415 of file utphys_custom_threeAuthors.bst
format.authors is an unknown function---line 415 of file utphys_custom_threeAuthors.bst
Curse you, wizard, before you recurse me:
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A bad cross reference--entry "" refers to entry "", which doesn't exist
@Book{knuth1990,
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
title = {The {\TeX}book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
crossref = {nothing},
}
A bad cross reference---entry "knuth1990"
refers to entry "nothing", which doesn't exist
Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "nothing"
(There was 1 error message)
The literal stack isn't empty for entry
Too many commas in name
@Book{knuth1990,
author = {D.E. Knuth, D.E. Knuth, D.E. Knuth, D.E. Knuth, D.E. Knuth, D.E. Knuth, D.E. Knuth},
title = {The {\TeX} book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
}
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while executing---line 1049 of file plain.bst
Warnings
I didn't find a database entry for ""
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth19902}.
\bibliography{references}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
Database file #1: references.bib
Warning--I didn't find a database entry for "knuth19902"
(There was 1 warning)
Process finished with exit code 0
I'm ignoring
@Book{knuth1990,
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
title = {The {\TeX}book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
}
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Warning--I'm ignoring knuth1990's extra "author" field
--line 5 of file references.bib
(There was 1 warning)
entry type for "" isn't style-file defined
@online{knuth1990,
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
title = {The {\TeX}book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
}
Warning--entry type for "knuth1990" isn't style-file defined
--line 3 of file references.bib
You've nested cross references
@Book{knuth1990,
author = {Knuth, Donald E.},
title = {The {\TeX}book },
year = {1990},
isbn = {0-201-13447-0},
publisher = {Addison\,\textendash\,Wesley},
crossref = {greenwade1993},
}
@Article{greenwade1993,
author = "George D. Greenwade",
title = "The {C}omprehensive {T}ex {A}rchive {N}etwork ({CTAN})",
year = "1993",
journal = "TUGBoat",
volume = "14",
number = "3",
pages = "342--351",
note = mytext,
crossref = {goossens1993},
}
Database file #1: references.bib
Warning--you've nested cross references--entry "knuth1990"
refers to entry "greenwade1993", which also refers to something
Warning--can't use both volume and number fields in knuth1990
(There were 2 warnings)
isn't a brace-balanced string for entry
http://g2pc1.bu.edu/~jpaley/Thesis/src/thesis-ss.blg
Warning--"{" isn't a brace-balanced string for entry BTRAF
while executing--line 939 of file prsty.bst
I didn't find any fields
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\cite{knuth1990}.
\bibliography{references}
\bibliographystyle{style}
\end{document}
style.bst: ENTRY{}{}{}
The style file: style.bst
Warning--I didn't find any fields--line 1 of file style.bst
(There was 1 warning)
string name "" is undefined
@Article{greenwade1993,
author = ``George D. Greenwade'',
title = "The {C}omprehensive {T}ex {A}rchive {N}etwork ({CTAN})",
year = "1993",
journal = "TUGBoat",
volume = "14",
number = "3",
pages = "342--351",
note = mytext,
}
Database file #1: references.bib
Warning--string name "``george" is undefined
--line 12 of file references.bib
I was expecting a `,' or a `}'---line 12 of file references.bib
: author = ``george
: D. Greenwade'',
I'm skipping whatever remains of this entry
References
Frank Mittelbach, Michel Goossens, Johannes Braams, and Chris Rowley. 2004. The Latex Companion. 2nd ed. Boston: Addison-Wesley.
User’s Guide for the amsmath Package. http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/amsmath/amsldoc.pdf
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