texstudio
How can I add (in TeXstudio and Windows) an output directory for all those (un-)necessary files (I don't need 'em, LaTeX does: .aux, .glo, .idx, .log, …) and automatically create this directory if it doesn't exist?
The pdf file can/should remain in the same directory as the main .tex file.
Ok, I could solve this by adding this specific './temp' directory to Settings -> Build -> Search Paths. Then the correct warnings are shown again, no additional clutter.
Adding txs:///view-log to my user command was necessary additionally in order to get the log file updates instead of loaded only the first time.
As stated in the comments above, TXS has no direct control on the placements of the PDF. That is determined by pdflatex and its options (which vary depending on the TeX distribution you use); if you use Miktex see @Diaas answer below. Otherwise, you must enable TXS to copy the .pdf in your desired folder after each compilation: you can create a user command and run it manually (step 1), or to run it automatically after each pdflatex compilation (steps 1+2).
Options -> Configure TexStudio -> Build -> User CommandsOn Windows
Command name (copypdf) and display name ('Copy PDF') are separated by a colon. The call executes a windows shell (cmd) and runs the copy command within
On Unix systems (e.g. Linux, OSx)
Write cp ./%.pdf /targetdir/ as shell command.
As a result, you'll have a new menu entry Tools -> User -> Copy PDF.
You can run it any time you like (and also assign a shortcut to it in the options).
This calls the internal copypdf commad, which we've just definded above, after every pdflatex run. Of course, you can replace the simple copy operation by a shell script if you need additional logic (e.g. determine the target dir depending on the source dir).
Best Answer
Follow these few steps:
mkdir _output, which will create a folder named_outputwhen run. Change_outputto whatever name you like in both in this step and below. Save the batch file in a known and easy to access location.--aux-directory=_outputto the end of PdfLaTeX command in Commands.You're done! Enjoy a tidy tex-directory where all the "junk" is in the output directory. Only the .gz file remains in the tex-directory.
I hope someone finds this useful...