# tikztosvg(1)
The `tikztosvg(1)` command renders TikZ diagrams to SVG, using
[TeXLive](https://tug.org/texlive/) and
[pdf2svg](https://github.com/dawbarton/pdf2svg).
## Usage
``` sh
$ tikztosvg [OPTION]... INPUT_PATH
```
If *INPUT\_PATH* is set to *-* the input will be read from stdin.
### Options
**-o, \-\-output**=*OUTPUT\_PATH*
Write output to file *OUTPUT\_PATH*. If set to *-* the output will be written
to stdout. Defaults to the base name of the input file suffixed with the *.svg*
extension. The file is resolved relative to the working directory.
**-p, \-\-package**=+*PACKAGE*
Include `\usepackage{PACKAGE}` when rendering the diagram. The tikz, tikz-cd,
pgfplots, amsmath and amssymb packages are always included by default.
**-l, \-\-library**=+*LIBRARY*
Include `\usetikzlibrary{LIBRARY}` when rendering the diagram.
**-q, \-\-quiet**
Silence application log messages and script warnings.
**\-\-lualatex**
Use [LuaTeX](http://luatex.org/) as the TeX engine. LuaTeX is already the
default, so this option doesn't really do much.
**\-\-xelatex**
Use [XeTeX](http://xetex.sourceforge.net/) as the TeX engine.
**\-\-pdflatex**
Use [pdfTeX](https://www.tug.org/applications/pdftex/) as the TeX engine.
**-h, \-\-help**
Print a help message.
**-v, \-\-version**
Print version information.
## Example
Let’s say you want to convert the file `example.tikz` to SVG
``` latex
\begin{tikzcd}
G \arrow{r}{\varphi} \arrow[two heads]{d} & H \\
\mathlarger{\sfrac{G}{\ker \varphi}} \arrow[dotted]{ru} &
\end{tikzcd}
```
You could achieve this by running
``` sh
$ # xfrac and relsize are only there so that we can
$ # call \sfrac and \mathlarger
$ tikztosvg -p xfrac -p relsize example.tikz
```
The results will be stored in the file `example.svg`.
## Dependencies
* A regular TeXLive installation: you'll need LuaTeX and optionally XeTeX and
pdfTeX
* pdf2svg
## Installation
The `tikztosvg(1)` command and it’s man page can be installed in Unix systems
via Git by running
``` sh
$ git clone https://git.sr.ht/~pablo-pie/tikztosvg
$ cd tikztosvg
$ sudo make install
```
The `BIN_TARGET` Make variable (defaults to `/usr/bin/`) controls the
directory the binary is installed in, while the `MAN_TARGET` Make variable
(defaults to `/usr/share/man/man1/`) controls the directory the man page
is installed in.
## Resources
**Git source repository on sourcehut:** <https://git.sr.ht/~pablo-pie/tikztosvg>
**Bug tracker:** <https://todo.sr.ht/~pablo-pie/tikztosvg>
**CTAN package:** <https://www.ctan.org/pkg/tikztosvg>
**TeXLive** <https://tug.org/texlive/>
**LuaTeX** <http://luatex.org/>
**XeTeX** <http://xetex.sourceforge.net/>
**pdfTeX** <https://www.tug.org/applications/pdftex/>
## Authors
**tikztosvg** was written by [Pablo](mailto:pablo-escobar@riseup.net).
**pdf2svg** was written by [David Barton](mailto:davebarton@cityinthesky.co.uk)
and [Matthew Flaschen](mailto:matthew.flaschen@gatech.edu).
## License
© 2021 Pablo.
Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GPL-3.0 License.
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