How do I get pdflatex (via WinEdt) to remove all the extra output files (e.g., .lof, .blg, etc.) after compiling my .tex/.bib/.etc to a .pdf?
If there is a solution, I suspect it will come via "Options" -> "Execution Mode". I'm just not finding anything though 🙁
I was told by someone that pdflatex won't do this and that I would need to create a Makefile. Is that true?
Best Answer
Winedt has the "Erase output files" tool (on the "Tools" menu).
However, you don't want to remove the auxiliary files after each run of pdflatex because you need those files for subsequent runs.
If you are using miktex, then you can run
texifywith the-coption to automate runningpdflatexsufficiently many times, andbibtexetc and then remove the aux files. In miktex you can access this by going to "Execution Modes...", choosing "PDFTeXify" and adding-cto the "Switches" box.