name: latex-command default: false advisory: false fix: true since: 0.1.0

latex-command

LaTeX control sequence in prose (opt-in for Unicode-math projects).

What it does

Flags TeX-style \command{…} invocations in prose (outside math regions), for example \textbf{important} or \emph{see below}.

LaTeX commands in Markdown prose render literally in most renderers, breaking the visual result. Authors who write \textbf{x} almost always wanted Markdown's **x** instead. Projects targeting Pandoc may legitimately use LaTeX commands; for them, this rule is opt-in and stays off.

The autofix is conservative: it replaces the command with the equivalent Markdown construct where one exists (\textbf{x} → **x**, \emph{x} → *x*) and skips otherwise.

Example (bad)

This is \textbf{important}.

Example (good)

This is **important**.

Configuration

This rule is off by default. Enable with [lint] extend-select = ["latex-command"].
Disable inline: .
Severity: non-advisory. Safe autofix where a Markdown equivalent exists.

References

mdwright's command list (src/stdlib/latex_command.rs).

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