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21.7 Using the Local Variables List
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Yet another way to apply the TeX formatting command to a Texinfo file is
to put that command in a "local variables list" at the end of the
Texinfo file.  You can then specify the 'tex' or 'texi2dvi' commands as
a 'compile-command' and have Emacs run it by typing 'M-x compile'.  This
creates a special shell called the '*compilation*' buffer in which Emacs
runs the compile command.  For example, at the end of the 'gdb.texinfo'
file, after the '@bye', you could put the following:

     Local Variables:
     compile-command: "texi2dvi gdb.texinfo"
     End:

This technique is most often used by programmers who also compile
programs this way; see Note: (emacs)Compilation.