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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

  • Updated in V122

    Release date
    19 January 2026

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

  • Updated in V116

    Release date
    23 November 2023

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

  • Updated in V89

    Release date
    8 March 2017

    LaTeX (Subdocument): Added description

  • Added in V41

    Release date
    1 November 2010

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

    LaTeX (Subdocument): Outline entry added