(setq-local org-latex-title-command "")

Can be set as a buffer local variable.

  -k.

On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Charles C. Berry <ccberry@ucsd.edu> wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016, Fanpeng Kong wrote:
>
> I am trying to use org mode to write a paper. The latex template of the
>> journal restricts the location of `\title{}` command to be after the
>> `\begin{document}`. While by leaving `#+TITLE:` empty and specify
>> `#+OPTIONS: title:nil` in my org file, I can remove the `\maketitle`
>> command in the
>> latex export. However, and empty title `\title{}` is still exported
>> prior to the `\begin{document}`. And it causes problem for the template
>> I am using.
>>
>> Following is an minimal example of the org mode latex export. Is there
>> any way to excude the empty `\title{}` command?
>>
>
> [example deleted]
>
> Any suggestion will be appreciated. And of course, Happy New Year!
>>
>
> Use a filter to comment it out:
>
>
>
> #+OPTIONS: title:nil toc:nil
> #+BIND: org-export-filter-final-output-functions (comment-out-title-line)
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :exports results :results none
>   (defun comment-out-title-line (doc &optional bk info)
>     (replace-regexp-in-string "\\\\title" "%% \\title" doc nil t ))
>   (setq-local org-export-allow-bind-keywords t)
> #+END_SRC
>
>
>
> * section 1
>
> ...
>
> HTH,
>
> Chuck
>
>