json - run shell script/bash commands in Sublime Text latex build without any file arguments -

i have sublime text build system running latex. using shell script (with no arguments) delete various extensions generated latex. problem sublime-text thinks filename.tex argument script.

so tried following script:

    {  // general settings "target": "make_pdf", "selector": "text.tex.latex",   "cmd": ["latexmk", "-e","\\$dvipdf = 'dvipdfmx %o -o %d %s'", "-e", "\\$latex = 'latex %o -interaction=nonstopmode -synctex=1 %s'","-f", "-pdfdvi"],  "variants": [      { "cmd":["my_script.sh"],       "name": "clean"     }   ] } 

here used ls in place of script illustrate. when run build-file, tries run

my_script.sh filename.tex 

instead of my_script.sh. can run build file ?

i have been there , done . . . there , again . . . , visited again , again . . .

the solution use custom plugin (not relying upon .sublime-build, possible too) can refer *.tex file open. have solutions unaware of, 1 of own, , 1 modify popular plugin latextools.

latexmk cleans big -c (everything) or little -c (some things pre-defined, , additional things can user-defined) -- there no need use separate custom cleaner script.

https://github.com/lawlist/latextools-unofficial-modification

https://github.com/lawlist/st2-plugin-latexmk-save-build-clean

fyi: recommend putting latex (or that) in subject line of question -- missed question . . . , happened see short summary , realized knew issue.

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sample -- multitaskbuild plugin located here: https://github.com/bizoo/multitaskbuild

{     "cmd": {          "latexmk -pvc . . .": {             "cmd": ["latexmk", "-r", "/users/home/.latexmkrc", "$file"]         },          "latexmk -pv . . .": {             "cmd": ["latexmk",         "-e", "\\$pdflatex = 'pdflatex -enable-write18 %o -interaction=nonstopmode -synctex=1 %s'",          "-recorder-", "-pvc-", "-f", "-pdf", "-pv", "$file"]         },          "latexmk -c": {             "cmd": ["latexmk", "-c", "$file"]                    },          "latexmk -c": {             "cmd": ["latexmk", "-c", "$file"]         }     }, "path": "$path:/usr/texbin:/usr/local/bin",     "file_regex": "^(...*?):([0-9]+): ([0-9]*)([^\\.]+)",     "selector": "text.tex.latex",     "default_task": "latexmk -pv . . .",     "target": "multi_task_exec" }