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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Thanks to Inger Helene Karset for sharing and as far as I am aware, it was  Andr
 ## Usage and compilation of template
 This template can be used with overleaf or your favorite LateX editor. Note that overleaf has an integration with GitHub, so it can be synced to GitHub (a premium version of Overleaf is needed for this).
 
-If you wish to compile with the terminal locally you must run the following commands in the given order
+If you wish to compile directly with the terminal locally you must run the following commands in the given order
 ```shell
 $ pdflatex main.tex
 $ bibtex main
@@ -15,5 +15,33 @@ $ pdflatex main.tex
 $ pdflatex main.tex
 ```
 
+You can also use the bash script called 'make'. Execute it by typing
+```shell
+./make
+
+```
+in your shell. Follow the instructions on screen.
+
+- The script compiles the latex document which can be seperated into a main document and dependend sections located in different files.
+- All figures are expected to be located in a directory called figures_src.
+- Original graphics in vector formates will be converted into pdf and moved to figures directory.
+- Graphics in pdf or bitmap formats will be linked into a directory figures.
+- The compiled document will automatically open in okular if installed else evince will be called.
+- A short summary taken from the tex log files is shown on screen, counting the occurance of box under and overflows and missing references.
+- There is also an option to compress the file for pdf-a usage.
+
+``` shell
+./make compress
+```
+
+- You can clean up the directory for latex compilation files
+``` shell
+./make clean
+```
+
+Possible comandline options:
+ "open" "clean" "check" "pic" "compress" "copy" "review"
+ 
+ 
 ## Contribution
 Suggestions for any improvements and pull requests are highly welcomed!
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diff --git a/make b/make
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to compile latex documents which has to be seperated in one main document and dependend sections in different files.
+# Figures are expected in a directory pictures_src.
+# Original graphics in vector formates will be converted into pdf and moved to pictures directory.
+# Graphics in pdf or bitmap formats will be linked into a directory pictures.
+# The compiled document will automatically opened with okular if installed.
+# There is also an option to compress the file.
+# Function declarations
+function findMain {
+     if([ ! $file ]); then
+        if([ ! ${1} ]); then
+            echo "Provide base file name or press ENTER."
+            read file
+            echo $file
+            if [[ -z ${file} ]]; then
+                echo "Assuming file:"
+                file=`grep -lr --include="*.tex" "begin{document}" .`
+            fi
+        fi
+     fi
+     if([ ! -e $file ]); then
+         echo "$File does not exist!"
+         exit 1
+     fi
+    echo "==> $file"
+    file=`basename $file .tex `
+    # Find name of bib file used in main document
+    bib_file="`grep -oP '.*\K(?<={)\w+(?=.bib})' $file.${suffix[0]}`.bib"
+    bib_dir=`find . -name ${bib_file} | head -1`
+    if [[ ! -e $bib_file ]]; then
+        ln -s $bib_dir $bib_file
+    fi
+}
+
+function findUpToDate {
+# if there are no changes to any .tex file or to .bib
+# script will exit
+    changes=$1;
+    if [[ $changes -gt 0 ]]; then
+        rm $file.${clear_suff[0]}
+    fi
+   
+    for i in `find . -name \*.${suffix[0]} | xargs`;
+    do
+        if [[ ${i} -ot $file.${suffix[4]} ]]; then
+            echo "No changes to `basename ${i}`"
+        else
+            changes=$(($changes + 1))
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    if [[ ${bib_file} -ot $file.${suffix[4]} ]]; then 
+        echo "No changes to ${bib_file}."
+    else
+        changes=$(($changes + 1))
+        rm ${file}.${suffix}[4]
+    fi
+    if [[ $changes -eq 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Nothing to do."
+        if [[ ${1} -eq ${options[0]} ]]; then
+            echo "Will open $file.${suffix[3]}."
+            openPdf
+        fi
+        exit
+    fi
+}
+
+function makeBib {
+    
+    if ([ `grep -c --exclude=*.sh "LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references." $file.${suffix[1]}` > 0 ] || [ -e $file.${suffix[2]} ]) ; then
+        if [[ `grep -c --exclude=*.sh "biber" $file.${suffix[0]}`> 0 ]]; then
+            biber $file
+        else
+            bibtex $file.${suffix[4]}
+        fi
+        pdflatex $directory/$file.${suffix[0]}
+        pdflatex $directory/$file.${suffix[0]}
+    fi
+    if ([ `grep -c --exclude=*.sh "LaTeX Warning: Label(s) may have changed." $file.${suffix[1]}` -gt 0 ]); then
+        
+        pdflatex $directory/$file.${suffix[0]}
+       
+    fi
+}
+
+function makeGlossaries {
+    if [[ `grep -c --exclude=*.sh "glossaries" $file.${suffix[0]}`> 0 ]]; then
+            makeglossaries $file
+            pdflatex $directory/$file.${suffix[0]}
+    fi
+}
+
+function makeLineno {
+    if ([ `grep -c --exclude=*.sh "Package lineno Warning: Linenumber reference failed" $file.${suffix[1]}` -gt 0 ] || [ -e $file.${suffix[2]} ]) ; then
+        pdflatex $directory/$file.${suffix[0]}
+    fi
+}
+
+function makePic {
+    targetPath=pictures
+    path=pictures_src
+    if([ -d $path ]); then 
+        if([ ! -d $targetPath ]); then
+            mkdir $targetPath
+            echo "Created directory $targetPath."
+        fi
+    fi
+    updatedPics=0;
+    for i in `ls $path | xargs`; do
+        srcFile=${i}
+        if ([ "$srcFile" != "${srcFile/%eps}" ]); then
+            # Deal with eps
+            targetFile=$targetPath/`basename $srcFile .eps`.pdf
+            if [[ -e $targetFile ]]; then
+                if [ $(stat -c '%Z' $path/$srcFile) -gt  $(stat -c '%Z' $targetFile) ]; then
+                    rm $targetFile
+                fi
+            fi
+            if [[ ! -e $targetFile ]]; then
+                #echo $targetFile
+                `epstopdf $path/$srcFile`
+                echo "Converted $srcFile to eps."
+                mv $path/`basename $targetFile` $targetPath
+                echo "Moved `basename $targetFile` to $targetPath."
+                updatedPics=$(($updatedPics + 1))
+            fi
+        fi
+        if ([ "$srcFile" != "${srcFile/%svg}" ]); then
+            # Deal with svg
+            targetFile=$targetPath/`basename $srcFile .svg`.pdf
+            if [[ -e $targetFile ]]; then
+                if [ $(stat -c '%Z' $path/$srcFile) -gt  $(stat -c '%Z' $targetFile) ]; then
+               rm $targetFile
+                fi
+            fi
+            if [[ ! -e $targetFile ]]; then
+                `inkscape -z --file=$path/$srcFile --export-pdf=$targetFile` 
+                echo "Created `basename $targetFile`"  
+                updatedPics=$(($updatedPics + 1))
+            fi
+        else
+            # Deal with pdf and png...
+            targetFile=$targetPath/$srcFile
+            if( [ ! -e $targetFile ] || [ $(stat -c '%Z' $path/$srcFile) -gt  $(stat -c '%Z' $targetFile) ]); then
+                # Don't know why, but link needs to be realative.
+                cd $targetPath
+                ln -s "../$path/$srcFile" $srcFile
+                echo "Created symbolic link for $srcFile in $targetPath."
+                cd ..
+                updatedPics=$(($updatedPics + 1))
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    echo "Pictures updated: $updatedPics"
+}
+
+function makeClean {
+    echo "Clean directory."
+
+    for i in ${clear_suff[@]}; do
+        echo "Remove ${file}.${i}."
+        rm  *.${i} 
+    done
+    if([ -d pictures ]); then
+        rm -r pictures
+    fi
+    exit
+}
+
+function openPdf {
+    if [ `grep -c "Output written on." $file.${suffix[1]}` -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Exit."
+        #exit
+        #not nice but seems to do the job
+    elif ([ ! `ps -f | grep -c $file.${suffix[3]}` -gt 1 ]); then
+        if [ -z `which okular` ];  then
+            evince $file.${suffix[3]} 
+        else
+            okular $file.${suffix[3]} 
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "$file.${suffix[3]} is already running."
+    fi
+}
+
+function spellCheck {
+    for i in `find . -name \*.${suffix[0]} | xargs`;
+    do
+        if [[ ${1} = "de" ]]; then
+            aspell -t -x -c --lang de_DE-neu ${i}
+        else
+            aspell -t -x -c ${i}
+        fi
+    done
+    exit
+}
+
+function compress {
+    compressedFile="$file-compressed.${suffix[3]}"
+    if ([ -f $file.${suffix[3]} ]); then
+        `gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=$compressedFile $file.${suffix[3]}`
+    fi
+}
+
+function getWarnings {
+    WARNINGS=`grep -c "[W/w]arning" $file.${suffix[1]}`
+    echo "++++"
+    echo "There occurred $WARNINGS warning(s):"
+    if ([ $WARNINGS -le 10 ]); then
+        grep -s -n --color "[W/w]arning" $file.${suffix[1]}
+    fi
+    echo "++++"
+}
+
+function getErrors {
+    echo "++++"
+    echo "There occurred `grep -c "[E/e]rror" $file.${suffix[1]}` error(s):"
+    grep -s -n --color "[E/e]rror" $file.${suffix[1]}
+    echo "++++"
+}
+
+function getOverFlow {
+    OVERWARNINGS=`grep -c "[o,O]verfull" $file.${suffix[1]}`
+    echo "++++"
+    echo "There occurred $OVERWARNINGS box overflow(s)."
+    if ([ $OVERWARNINGS -le 10 ]); then
+        grep -s -n --color "[o,O]verfull" $file.${suffix[1]}
+    fi
+    echo "++++"
+}
+
+function getUnderFlow {
+    UNDERWARNINGS=`grep -c "[u,U]nderfull" $file.${suffix[1]}`
+    echo "++++"
+    echo "There occurred $UNDERWARNINGS box underflow(s)."
+    if ([ $UNDERWARNINGS -le 10 ]); then
+        grep -s -n --color "[u,U]nderfull" $file.${suffix[1]}
+    fi
+    echo "++++"
+}
+
+function makeCopy {
+    target=${1}
+    echo "++++"
+    echo "Copying ${file}.${suffix[3]} to given destination:"
+    echo "${target}"
+    echo "++++"
+    cp ${file}.${suffix[3]} ${target}
+}
+
+function makeReview {
+    echo "++++"
+    echo "Preparing abstract."
+    echo "Zipping figures."
+    echo "++++"
+    pdfseparate -f 1 -l 1 ${file}.${suffix[3]} ${file}_abstract.${suffix[3]}
+    zip figures -xi fig*
+}
+
+### MAIN ###
+
+suffix=( tex log bib pdf aux )
+pic_suff=( pdf jpg jpeg png bmp tiff pnm )
+clear_suff=( acn acr alg aux bbl bcf blg glg glo gls glsdefs ist run.xml out log toc )
+directory=`pwd`
+options=( "open" "clean" "check" "pic" "compress" "copy" "review")
+
+# in any case
+findMain
+
+case ${1} in
+    "")
+        makePic
+        findUpToDate $updatedPics
+        pdflatex -halt-on-error $directory/$file.${suffix[0]}
+        makeGlossaries
+        makeBib
+        makeLineno
+        getWarnings
+        getOverFlow
+        getUnderFlow
+        getErrors
+        openPdf
+        ;;
+    ${options[1]})
+        makeClean ${2}
+        exit
+        ;;
+    ${options[2]})
+        spellCheck ${2}
+        exit
+        ;;
+    ${options[0]})
+        openPdf
+        exit
+        ;;
+    ${options[3]})
+        makePic
+        exit
+        ;;
+    ${options[4]})
+        compress
+        exit
+        ;;
+    ${options[5]})
+        makeCopy ${2}
+        exit
+        ;;
+    ${options[6]})
+        makeReview
+        exit
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Options" 
+        echo ${options[@]}
+        exit
+esac