diff --git a/texbuild b/texbuild
index 5e175f1..c95a7ea 100755
--- a/texbuild
+++ b/texbuild
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ def msg (message):
 filename = sys.argv[1]
 base = os.path.splitext (os.path.basename (filename))[0]
 final = base + ".pdf"
+synctex = base + ".synctex.gz"
 logfile = base + ".log"
 auxfile = base + ".aux"
 
 texbuildlogfile = "texbuild.log"
 
-latex = ["pdflatex", "-recorder", "-interaction=nonstopmode", filename]
+latex = ["pdflatex", "-recorder", "-src-specials", "-synctex=1", "-interaction=nonstopmode", "-shell-escape", "-enable-write18", filename]
 bibtex = ["bibtex", base]
 
 
@@ -167,5 +168,6 @@ while (True):
 	debug ("copying log")
 	shutil.copy (logfile, "t.log")
 	shutil.copy (auxfile, "t.aux") # for bibtex
+	shutil.copy (synctex, "t.synctex.gz") # for synctex
 
 
--