NAME
mtxrun - ConTeXt TDS Runner Tool
SYNOPSIS
mtxrun [ OPTIONS ... ] [ FILENAMES ]
DESCRIPTION
ConTeXt TDS Runner Tool
OPTIONS
- --script
-
run an mtx script (lua prefered method) (--noquotes), no script gives list
- --evaluate
-
run code passed on the commandline (between quotes) (=loop) (exit|quit aborts)
- --execute
-
run a script or program (texmfstart method) (--noquotes)
- --direct
-
run a program
- --resolve
-
resolve prefixed arguments
- --ctxlua
-
run internally (using preloaded libs)
- --internal
-
run script using built in libraries (same as --ctxlua)
- --locate
-
locate given filename in database (default) or system (--first --all --detail)
- --tree=pathtotree
-
use given texmf tree (default file: setuptex.tmf)
- --path=runpath
-
go to given path before execution
- --ifchanged=filename
-
only execute when given file has changed (md checksum)
- --iftouched=old,new
-
only execute when given file has changed (time stamp)
- --makestubs
-
create stubs for (context related) scripts
- --removestubs
-
remove stubs (context related) scripts
- --stubpath=binpath
-
paths where stubs wil be written
- --windows
-
create windows (mswin) stubs
- --unix
-
create unix (linux) stubs
- --addbinarypath
-
prepend the (found) binarypath to runners
- --verbose
-
give a bit more info
- --trackers=list
-
enable given trackers
- --progname=str
-
format or backend
- --platform=str
-
show platform as seen by script
- --systeminfo=str
-
show current operating system, processor, etc
- --edit
-
launch editor with found file
- --launch
-
launch files like manuals, assumes os support (--all,--list)
- --associate
-
launch files like manuals, assumes os support via suffix association
- --timedrun
-
run a script and time its run
- --autogenerate
-
regenerate databases if needed (handy when used to run context in an editor)
- --usekpse
-
use kpse as fallback (when no mkiv and cache installed, often slower)
- --forcekpse
-
force using kpse (handy when no mkiv and cache installed but less functionality)
- --prefixes
-
show supported prefixes
- --generate
-
generate file database
- --variables
-
show configuration variables
- --configurations
-
show configuration order
- --directives
-
show (known) directives
- --trackers
-
show (known) trackers
- --experiments
-
show (known) experiments
- --expand-braces
-
expand complex variable
- --resolve-path
-
expand variable (completely resolve paths)
- --expand-path
-
expand variable (resolve paths)
- --expand-var
-
expand variable (resolve references)
- --show-path
-
show path expansion of ...
- --show-details
-
show details of configuration
- --var-value
-
report value of variable
- --find-file
-
report file location
- --find-path
-
report path of file
- --format-path
-
report path where format files end up
- --pattern=string
-
filter variables
- --all=string
-
report all (when applicable)
- --format=string
-
filter by file format (when applicable)
- --selfclean=string
-
remove libraries (maintainance)
- --selfmerge=string
-
embed libraries (maintainance)
- --selfupdate=string
-
move to bin path (maintainance)
- --help=string
-
show help info
- --version=string
-
show version info
- --gethelp=string
-
launch the given help info (--url)
AUTHOR
More information about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be found at:
maillist: [email protected] / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
wiki: http://contextgarden.net