---
name: "virptex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ptex-bin"
version: "3.1.11+0.04b-0.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/virptex"
---

# virptex(1)

a patched version of TeX which supports Japanese

## NAME

pTeX - a patched version of TeX which supports Japanese

## SYNOPSIS

**ptex** \[*option*\] *texfile*

## DESCRIPTION

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  : ptex \[option\] &format texfile

**-fmt**=*NAME*               use NAME instead of program name or %&format. **-halt-on-error**          stop processing at the first error \[-no\]-file-line-error   disable/enable file:line:error style messages **-ini**                    be iniptex. **-interaction**=*STRING*     set interaction mode (STRING=batchmode\|nonstopmode\|

-

  scrollmode\|errorstopmode)

**-jobname**=*STRING*         set the job name to STRING **-kanji**=*STRING*           set Japanese encoding (STRING=euc\|jis\|sjis) **-kpathsea-debug**=*NUMBER*  set path searching debugging flags according to

-

  the bits of NUMBER

\[-no\]-mktex=FMT         disable/enable mktexFMT generation (FMT=tex/tfm) **-mltex**                  enable MLTeX extensions such as \\charsubdef **-output-comment**=*STRING*  use STRING for DVI file comment instead of date **-output-directory**=*DIR*   use DIR as the directory to write files to \[-no\]-parse-first-line  disable/enable parsing of the first line of the

-

  input file

**-progname**=*STRING*        set program (and fmt) name to STRING **-recorder**               enable filename recorder \[-no\]-shell-escape      disable/enable \\write18{SHELL COMMAND} **-src-specials**           insert source specials into the DVI file **-src-specials**=*WHERE*     insert source specials in certain places of

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  the DVI file. WHERE is a comma-separated value list: cr display hbox math par parend vbox

**-translate-file**=*TCXNAME* use the TCX file TCXNAME **-help**                   print this message and exit. **-version**                print version information and exit.

## REPORTING BUGS

Email bug reports to www-ptex@ascii.co.jp.

kpathsea version 3.5.6 Copyright (C) 1999 D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea is copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. There is NO warranty.  Redistribution of this software is covered by the terms of both the pTeX copyright and the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING and the pTeX source. Primary author of TeX: D.E. Knuth. Kpathsea written by Karl Berry and others.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **pTeX** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **pTeX** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info pTeX**

should give you access to the complete manual.