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Format

LaTeX (Master document)

Summary

Name
LaTeX (Master document)
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/280
Format type
Text (Mark-up)
Description
LaTeX is a document preparation system for typesetting. It is widely used in academia for technical or scientific documents but can be used for other forms of publishing. LaTeX projects can contain multiple subdocuments which are linked to a Master Document.
File extensions
tex
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has priority over

Internal signatures

LaTeX (Master document)

Note
Looking for \documentclass tag in LaTeX document. Could potentially improve this by including a variant looing for a master document with an include tag, \include{file.tex}

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
4096
Byte Sequence
5C646F63756D656E74636C617373
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026

    LaTex (Master Document): External signature of .tex added to entry. Submitted by Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB).

  • Updated in V89

    Release date
    8 March 2017

    LaTeX (Master document): Added description

  • Added in V41

    Release date
    1 November 2010

    LaTeX (Master document): Signature submitted by KeepIt Project at Southampton University

    LaTeX (Master document): Outline entry added