Directory macros/latex2e/contrib/geometry

LaTeX Package: Geometry 2026-03-07 v6.0

Flexible and complete interface to document dimensions.

Copyright (C) 1996-2010 by Hideo Umeki <latexgeometry@gmail.com> Copyright (C) 2018-2026 Hideo Umeki and David Carlisle https://github.com/LaTeX-Package-Repositories/geometry

Abstract: This package provides a flexible and easy interface to page dimensions. You can set the page layout with intuitive parameters. For instance, if you want to set a margin to 2cm from each edge of the paper, you can go \usepackage[margin=2cm]{geometry}. With the \newgeometry command you can change the layout anywhere in the document.

CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/geometry

Recent changes:

Release 6.0 Improve support for tagging. Cropmarks are tagged as artifacts.

Release 5.9 Do not load ifxetex and ifpdf packages (use combined iftex package) Include German translation of the documentation.

Release 5.8 Add xdvipdfmx and dvipdfmx alias for dvipdfm option.

Release 5.7 Add support for luatex (with new command names introduced in luatex 0.85)

(changes.txt for more history)

Files:

• README.md - this file
  • changes.txt - history of changes
  • geometry.dtx - including sources and documentation
  • geometry.pdf - print-ready documentation
  • geometry-de.dtx - German translation
  • geometry-de.pdf - German translation

Installation:

manual installation To get geometry.sty out of geometry.dtx $ tex geometry.dtx or $ (la)tex geometry.ins (after first extraction)

• To build documentation $ latex geometry.dtx or $ latex geometry.drv (after first extraction)
  • Put the derived files in the proper directories:
    • tex/latex/geometry/geometry.sty
      • doc/latex/geometry/geometry.pdf
      • source/latex/geometry/geometry.dtx

TeXLive Use 'tlmgr' command $ tlmgr show geometry – to check the package info $ sudo tlmgr update geometry – to update the package

• You can use 'TeX Live Utility' instead of 'tlmgr', if on MacOSX.

MikTeX Use the MikTeX Update Wizard to update geometry package.

License: This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of this license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.

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Happy TeXing! Hideo Umeki

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