(kpathsea.info)Path searching

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5 Path searching
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This chapter describes the generic path searching mechanism Kpathsea
provides.  For information about searching for particular file types
(e.g., TeX fonts), see the next chapter.

Searching overview

Basic scheme for searching.

Path sources

Where search paths can be defined.

Path expansion

Special constructs in search paths.

Casefolding search

Fallback to case-insensitive search.

Filename database

Using an externally-built list to search.

Invoking kpsewhich

Standalone path lookup.