LaTeX Command Decoder
Convert LaTeX command syntax to Unicode characters for readable text output.
Usage
bash
npx tsx scripts/decode.ts [options] <text-or-file>
Options
- •
--file- Read input from file instead of command line argument - •
--output <file>- Write output to file - •
--strip- Also remove formatting commands (like\textbf,\emph)
Examples
Decode LaTeX text
bash
npx tsx scripts/decode.ts "caf\\'{e} na\\\"{\i}ve"
# Output: café naïve
Decode from file
bash
npx tsx scripts/decode.ts --file paper.tex --output readable.txt
Decode and strip formatting
bash
npx tsx scripts/decode.ts --strip "\\textbf{M\\\"{\u}ller}"
# Output: Müller
Decode BibTeX author names
bash
npx tsx scripts/decode.ts "M\\\"{\u}ller, Hans and Garc\\'{\i}a, Mar\\'{\i}a"
# Output: Müller, Hans and García, María
Supported Commands
- •Accented characters:
\'{e},\{a},^{o},"{u},~{n}` - •Accent shortcuts:
\'e,\"a(without braces) - •Ligatures:
\ae,\oe,\ss - •Special characters:
\&,\%,\$,\#,\_ - •Greek letters:
\alpha,\beta,\gamma - •Dashes:
--(en-dash),---(em-dash) - •Quotes:
''(close quote)
Technical Details
The decoder uses a comprehensive mapping table with ~100 LaTeX commands. Commands are decoded in order of length (longest first) to handle overlapping patterns correctly.
Both braced (\'{e}) and non-braced (\'e) accent syntax is supported.