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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# usage: 	echo "<equation>" | svgtex.sh <output path>
+
+
+tmp=$(mktemp -p /tmp)
+eqn=$(cat /dev/stdin)
+
+echo "---- begin assembly: ----"
+printf "%s\n" "$eqn"
+
+echo "\\\documentclass[10pt,fleqn]{standalone}
+\\\usepackage{standalone,amsmath,amssymb,xcolor}
+\\\begin{document}
+\\\color[HTML]{DDDDDD}" >> $tmp
+
+printf "\\\[ %s \\\]\n" "$eqn" >> $tmp
+
+echo "\\\end{document}" >> $tmp
+
+# now this is where the fun begins
+
+latex -interaction=batchmode $tmp
+
+[ -f tmp.dvi ] || { echo "---- [FATAL] tex output failed ----" ; exit 1 ; }	# make sure output exists before continuing
+
+echo "[ok] tex finished typesetting"
+
+dvisvgm tmp.dvi -f ttf -T S2
+
+echo "[ok] conversion to svg"
+
+mv tmp.svg $1 	# final move to desired path
+
+rm tmp.aux tmp.log tmp.dvi $tmp 	# cleanup
+
+echo "---- build complete: $1 ----"