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       --strip
70              strip  Lua  code  (only meant for production where no errors are
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73       --errors=list
74              show errors at the end of a run, quit when in  list  (also  when
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77       --noconsole
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80       --purgeresult
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83       --forcexml
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86       --forcecld
87              force cld (context lua document) stub
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89       --forcelua
90              force lua stub (like texlua)
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92       --forcemp
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95       --arrange
96              run  extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up imposi‐
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99       --noarrange
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102       --jit  use luajittex with jit turned off (only use the  faster  virtual
103              machine)
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105       --jiton
106              use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even
107              slower)
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109       --once only run once (no multipass data file is produced)
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111       --runs process at most this many times
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113       --forcedruns
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116       --batchmode
117              run without stopping and do not show messages on the console
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119       --nonstopmode
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122       --nosynctex
123              never initializes synctex (for production runs)
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125       --synctex
126              run with synctex enabled (better use upsynctex[state=start]
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128       --nodates
129              omit runtime dates in pdf file (optional value: a  number  (this
130              1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM")
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132       --nocompression
133              forcefully turns off compression in the backend
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135       --trailerid
136              alternative trailer id (or constant one)
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138       --generate
139              generate file database etc. (as luatools does)
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141       --paranoid
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144       --version
145              report installed context version
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147       --global
148              assume given file present elsewhere
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150       --nofile
151              use dummy file as jobname
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OPTIONS: EXPERT

154       --touch
155              update context version number (also provide --expert, optionally
156              provide --basepath)
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158       --nostatistics
159              omit runtime statistics at the end of the run
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161       --update
162              update context from website (not to be confused with contextgar‐
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165       --profile
166              profile job (use: mtxrun --script profile --analyze)
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168       --timing
169              generate timing and statistics overview
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171       --keeptuc
172              keep previous tuc files (jobname-tuc-[run].tmp)
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174       --keeplog
175              keep previous log files (jobname-log-[run].tmp)
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177       --lmtx force lmtx mode (when available)
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179       --extra=name
180              process extra (mtx-context-... in distribution)
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182       --extras
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OPTIONS: SPECIAL

186       --pdftex
187              process file with texexec using pdftex
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189       --xetex
190              process file with texexec using xetex
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192       --mkii process file with texexec
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194       --pipe do  not  check for file and enter scroll mode (--dummyfile=what‐
195              ever.tmp)
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197       --sandbox
198              process file in a limited environment
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AUTHOR

201       More information about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it  can  be
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205       maillist:  ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-
206       context
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208       webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
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210       wiki: http://contextgarden.net
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