mtxrun.1

mtxrun

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SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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AUTHOR

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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)

—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

—addbinarypath

prepend the (found) binarypath to runners

—verbose

give a bit more info

—trackers=list

enable given trackers

—progname=str

format or backend

—systeminfo=str

show current operating system, processor, etc

—launch

launch files like manuals, assumes os support (—all,—list)

—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 …

—var-value

report value of variable

—find-file

report file location

—find-path

report path of file

—pattern=string

filter variables

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

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