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Format

LaTeX (Subdocument)

Summary

Name
LaTeX (Subdocument)
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/281
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 lower priority than
Has priority over

Internal signatures

LaTeX (Subdocument)

Note
Looking for relevant tags in LaTeX subdocument. \usepackage{ \chapter{ \section{ \subsection{ \begin{

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
4096
Byte Sequence
5C(7573657061636B6167657B|636861707465727B|73656374696F6E7B|73756273656374696F6E7B|626567696E7B)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026
    • Updated

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

  • V116

    Release date
    23 November 2023
    • Updated

      LaTeX (Subdocument): Given priority over fmt/101, Extensible Markup Language 1.0. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK) (UK).

  • V89

    Release date
    8 March 2017
    • Updated

      LaTeX (Subdocument): Added description

  • V41

    Release date
    1 November 2010
    • Added format

      LaTeX (Subdocument): Outline entry added

    • Added signature

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