---
name: "mtxrun-update"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mtxrun-update"
---

# mtxrun-update(1)

ConTeXt Minimals Updater

## NAME

 mtx-update - ConTeXt Minimals Updater

## SYNOPSIS

**mtxrun --script update \[** *OPTIONS ...* **\] \[** *FILENAMES* **\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**ConTeXt Minimals Updater**

## OPTIONS

- **--platform=string**

  platform (windows, linux, linux-64, osx-intel, osx-ppc, linux-ppc)

- **--server=string**

  repository url (rsync://contextgarden.net)

- **--module=string**

  repository url (minimals)

- **--repository=string**

  specify version (current, experimental)

- **--context=string**

  specify version (current, latest, beta, yyyy.mm.dd)

- **--rsync=string**

  rsync binary (rsync)

- **--texroot=string**

  installation directory (not guessed for the moment)

- **--engine=string**

  tex engine (luatex, pdftex, xetex)

- **--modules=string**

  extra modules (can be list or 'all')

- **--fonts=string**

  additional fonts (can be list or 'all')

- **--goodies=string**

  extra binaries (like scite and texworks)

- **--force**

  instead of a dryrun, do the real thing

- **--update**

  update minimal tree

- **--make**

  also make formats and generate file databases

- **--keep**

  don't delete unused or obsolete files

- **--state**

  update tree using saved state

- **--cygwin**

  adapt drive specs to cygwin

- **--mingw**

  assume mingw binaries being used

- **--silent**

  less (or no) logging

## AUTHOR

More information about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be found at:

**maillist:** ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

**webpage:** http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net

**wiki:** http://contextgarden.net