How can I link to a local file in a LaTeX document typeset with PDFlatex on Mac OS X?

Question

When I try to embed a link to a local file in a LaTeX document via \href{file://./path-to-file}{filename} it's typeset as a remote link, so http:// is prepended. How can I link to a local file, with a path relative to the location of the PDF produced?

Solution 1

you should be able to put the URL in the \url tag:

\url{file://./path-to-file}

pdflatex will (I believe) do the right thing, so it appears as a link in the resulting PDF. Whether your computer will know how to open the file is another question.

Solution 2

You can try using \href{run:<file>}. For example:

\href{run:./myfile.png}{%

This is the link (Can be also a figure)

} 

• Put the myfile.png (or whatever extension) to the same folder as the .tex file.

Solution 3

I for sure that this works:

The test plan is \href{run:test_plan.pdf}{here}.

Where the file test_plan.pdf is in the same directory as the latex file that refers to it.

Solution 4

In Windows, this format worked for me with a network drive. Note the three backslashes at the front.

\url{file:\\\zfs\\server$\\folder\\sub_folder\\title with spaces_and_underscores.pptx}

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Comments

[Auron]

@aresnick Try asking at tex.stackexchange.com