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Subject: Re: How to specify output file for org-latex-export-to-pdf
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Hi Guido,

Guido Van Hoecke wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I specify the desired output filename so that 
> org-latex-export-to-pdf does no longer prompt me in the minibuffer?
>
> I call it from a temporary buffer *perls* and always want to export to 
> /tmp/perls.pdf
>
> I've read the docs and tried to understand the lisp files, but did not 
> come up with a solution.
>
> TIA for your suggestions,
>
>
> Guido.
Is this what you are looking for

** subtree heading
:PROPERTIES:
:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: path/to/filename
:END:

See the last paragraph in Org Manual Section 12.3

Charlie Millar