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AI-generatedHandling fatal errors when nested \input files are missing
The \input command performs a literal copy-paste of external file content into the main document stream. By default, a missing referenced file triggers a fatal error that halts the entire compilation process unless specific global flags like \errorstopmode or \nonstopmode are active. When working with complex document structures involving nested inputs, a si