This is a simple extension to remove a specific LaTeX command (e.g. \revision) from a file or a selection of text.
How to install
Marketplace installation
You can install this extension from the Visual Studio Code marketplace by searching for CleanTeX in the extensions sidebar.
Manual installation
Open the extension sidebar in Visual Studio Code and click on the three dots in the top right corner. Click on Install from VSIX... and select the .vsix file of this extension. This repository is set up to build the extension and upload it as an artifact on every push to the main branch. Therefore, you can go to the Actions tab of this repository and click on the latest workflow run to download a zip folder containing the .vsix file from the artifacts section.
How to use
Usage in the editor
Open a LaTeX file in the editor and make a selection.
Right-click and hover over the CleanTeX submenu in the context menu.
Click on Clean current selection to remove the command from the selected text. You can also wrap the selected text in the LaTeX command by clicking on Wrap current selection.
Usage in the file explorer
Select one or more LaTeX files in the file explorer.
Right-click and hover over the CleanTeX submenu in the context menu.
Click on Clean selected files to remove the command from the selected files.
Usage with commands
Alternatively, you can use the command palette to search for the commands:
CleanTeX: Clean selected files
CleanTeX: Clean current selection
CleanTeX: Wrap current selection
You can also bind the commands to keyboard shortcuts to make them easier to use. Just open the keyboard shortcuts settings in Visual Studio Code and search for the commands above.
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
cleantex.command: The LaTeX command to remove from the file or selection of text. Default is revision.
cleantex.makeBackup: Whether to create a backup before cleaning a file (named <filename>.old.<extension>). Default is false.
