Simple bash script for compiling and live previewing LaTeX

autotex.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "No tex file provided"
    echo "Usage:  ./autotex.sh file.tex"
    exit
fi

zathura $(echo $1 | sed "s/tex/pdf/") & # run the pdf viewer

inotifywait  -m -e close_write $1 |     # listen for file events
while read -r filename event; do
  pdflatex --halt-on-error $1           # compile pdf
done