How to print to LaTeX console output ?

[Louis]

Are there any LaTeX commands to print messages or values to output console
during compilation of a .tex file ?
(the same console output where overfull boxes error messages are printed
out)

Thank you

[Marc Olschok]

With plain TeX you can use something like

\write0{message}

for writing output.
I do not have the TeXbook nearby and do not remember the exact meaning
of the output channel number (0 in the above example).

However, the actual output will occur when the current page is shipped
out, so this might not be exactly what you need.

Marc

[Asbjørn Sæbø]

"Louis" <lo...@louis.yu> writes:

I think you can use \showthe{<something>} to print f.i. the value of
\textwidth.

Asbj.S.
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[Donald Arseneau]

Asbjørn Sæbø <as...@stud.ntnu.no> writes:

> I think you can use \showthe{<something>} to print f.i. the value of
> \textwidth.

No braces.

Donald Arseneau as...@triumf.ca

[Peter Wilson]

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\typeout{This is a message}

Peter W.
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[Louis]

Actually \message{...} works fine . Thank you for all your answers

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