---
name: "auto-multiple-choice-meptex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "auto-multiple-choice"
version: "1.7.0-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/auto-multiple-choice-meptex"
---

# auto-multiple-choice-meptex(1)

gets the layout information from the working document to the layout database

## NAME

auto-multiple-choice-meptex - gets the layout information from the working document to the layout database

## SYNOPSIS

**auto-multiple-choice** meptex --src *calage.xy* --data *directory*

## DESCRIPTION

The **auto-multiple-choice meptex** command extracts the layout information (exact positions of the boxes, the marks, the name field on all the pages) from a working document *calage.xy* and fills the layout database (a SQLite file) in the data directory *directory*.

## AUTHORS

**Alexis Bienvenüe** \<paamc@passoire.fr\>

Main author

**Anirvan Sarkar**

Author and Editor

**Hiroto Kagotani**

Editor

**Frédéric Bréal**

Author and Editor

**Jean Bérard**

Translation from French

**Georges Khaznadar**

Translation from French

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008-2025 Alexis Bienvenüe\

This document can be used according to the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.