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3     This collection of files will assist LaTeX users in
4     preparing doctoral dissertations according to the for-
5     matting requirements of the Graduate School, here at
6     the University of Notre Dame. Working in the UNIX
7     environment, type "make sample" to see a sample thesis
8     (be sure that "make" and "ghostview" are in your search
9     path, which was true, for all users, at Notre Dame,
10     when this was written).
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12     thesis.tex:
13     This file is intended to serve a thesis template,
14     edited by each user. The file "sample.tex" is an
15     exact copy that can be left unedited, as a backup,
16     for future reference.
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18     sample.tex:
19     see "thesis.tex"
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21     thesis.bib:
22     This file is intended to provide an editable
23     bibliography template for the "thesis.tex" file
24     above. It shows examples of all common biblio-
25     graphic entries. The file "SAMPLE.BIB" is an exact
26     copy that can be left unedited, as a backup, for
27     future reference.
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29     sample.bib:
30     see "thesis.bib"
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32     sample.eps:
33     A sample graphic, imported by the "thesis.tex" and
34     "sample.tex" files.
35    
36     Makefile:
37     This file contains instructions for automatic pro-
38     cessing of "thesis.tex" and "thesis.bib" - just type
39     "make" and all the required steps occur automati-
40     cally. Alternatively, type "make sample" to view a
41     sample thesis, instead. Also, this "makefile" can
42     generate "PDF" output - just type "make pdf" to gen-
43     erate "PDF" output from the "thesis.tex" file. The
44     "emacs" editor will complain of a suspicious line
45     each time changes are saved - ignore the warning.
46    
47     ndthesis.cls:
48     This file defines all the required formating for a
49     doctoral dissertation at Notre Dame. Invoke this
50     file by including "\documentclass[]{ndthesis}" as
51     the first line of a LaTeX document.
52    
53     ndthesis.dtx:
54     To generate documentation for "ndthesis.cls" type
55     "latex ndthesis.dtx" followed by "makeindex -s
56     gglo.ist -o ndthesis.gls ndthesis.glo" followed by
57     "latex ndthesis.dtx" again, repeating until cross-
58     references are resolved (LaTeX stops complaining).
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60     thesis.ins:
61     To make new versions of "ndthesis.cls and
62     template.tex" type "latex ndthesis.ins" which
63     replaces existing versions of these files. There
64     should be no reason to do this.
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66     thesis.bst:
67     This defines an "acceptable" bibliography format.
68     To generate a custom format, type "latex
69     makebst.tex" and enter "merlin.bst" as the template
70     file.
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72     makebst.tex:
73     see thesis.bst
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75     merlin.mbs:
76     see thesis.bst
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78     All remaining files should never require editing.
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