1mtx-context(1)            ConTeXt Process Management            mtx-context(1)
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NAME

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SYNOPSIS

9       mtxrun --script context [ OPTIONS ...  ] [ FILENAMES ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       ConTeXt Process Management
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OPTIONS: BASIC

15       --run  process (one or more) files (default action)
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17       --make create context formats
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19       --ctx=name
20              use ctx file (process management specification)
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22       --noctx
23              ignore ctx directives and flags
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25       --interface
26              use specified user interface (default: en)
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28       --autopdf
29              close pdf file in viewer and start pdf viewer afterwards
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31       --purge
32              purge files either or not after a run (--pattern=...)
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34       --purgeall
35              purge all files either or not after a run (--pattern=...)
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37       --usemodule=list
38              load  the  given module or style, normally part of the distribu‐
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41       --environment=list
42              load the given environment file first (document styles)
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44       --mode=list
45              enable given the modes (conditional processing in styles)
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47       --path=list
48              also consult the given paths when files are looked for
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50       --arguments=list
51              set variables that can be  consulted  during  a  run  (key/value
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54       --randomseed=number
55              set the randomseed
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57       --result=name
58              rename the resulting output to the given name
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60       --trackers=list
61              set tracker variables (show list with --showtrackers)
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63       --directives=list
64              set directive variables (show list with --showdirectives)
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66       --silent=list
67              disable logcatgories (show list with --showlogcategories)
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69       --errors=list
70              show  errors  at  the end of a run, quit when in list (also when
71              ----silent)
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73       --noconsole
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76       --purgeresult
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79       --forcexml
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82       --forcecld
83              force cld (context lua document) stub
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85       --forcelua
86              force lua stub (like texlua)
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88       --forcemp
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91       --arrange
92              run extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up  imposi‐
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95       --noarrange
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98       --jit  use  luajittex  with jit turned off (only use the faster virtual
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101       --jiton
102              use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even
103              slower)
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105       --once only run once (no multipass data file is produced)
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107       --runs process at most this many times
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109       --forcedruns
110              process this many times (permits for optimization trial runs)
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112       --batchmode
113              run without stopping and do not show messages on the console
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115       --nonstopmode
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118       --nosynctex
119              never initializes synctex (for production runs)
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121       --synctex
122              run with synctex enabled (better use upsynctex[state=start]
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124       --nodates
125              omit  runtime  dates in pdf file (optional value: a number (this
126              1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM")
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128       --nocompression
129              forcefully turns off compression in the backend
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131       --trailerid
132              alternative trailer id (or constant one)
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134       --generate
135              generate file database etc. (as luatools does)
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137       --paranoid
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140       --version
141              report installed context version
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143       --global
144              assume given file present elsewhere
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146       --nofile
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OPTIONS: EXPERT

150       --touch
151              update context version number (also provide --expert, optionally
152              provide --basepath)
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154       --nostatistics
155              omit runtime statistics at the end of the run
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157       --update
158              update context from website (not to be confused with contextgar‐
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161       --profile
162              profile job (use: mtxrun --script profile --analyze)
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164       --timing
165              generate timing and statistics overview
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167       --keeptuc
168              keep previous tuc files (jobname-tuc-[run].tmp)
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170       --keeplog
171              keep previous log files (jobname-log-[run].tmp)
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173       --extra=name
174              process extra (mtx-context-... in distribution)
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176       --extras
177              show extras
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OPTIONS: SPECIAL

180       --pdftex
181              process file with texexec using pdftex
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183       --xetex
184              process file with texexec using xetex
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186       --mkii process file with texexec
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188       --pipe do not check for file and enter scroll  mode  (--dummyfile=what‐
189              ever.tmp)
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191       --sandbox
192              process file in a limited environment
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AUTHOR

195       More  information  about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be
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199       maillist: ntg-context@ntg.nl /  http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-
200       context
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202       webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
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204       wiki: http://contextgarden.net
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208version 1.01                      01-01-2018                    mtx-context(1)