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

6        mtx-context - ConTeXt Process Management
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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       --htmlerrorpage
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80       --noconsole
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83       --purgeresult
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86       --forcexml
87              force xml stub
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89       --forcecld
90              force cld (context lua document) stub
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92       --forcelua
93              force lua stub (like texlua)
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95       --forcemp
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98       --arrange
99              run  extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up imposi‐
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102       --noarrange
103              ignore imposition specifications in the style
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105       --jit  use luajittex with jit turned off (only use the  faster  virtual
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108       --jiton
109              use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even
110              slower)
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112       --once only run once (no multipass data file is produced)
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114       --runs process at most this many times
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116       --forcedruns
117              process this many times (permits for optimization trial runs)
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119       --batchmode
120              run without stopping and do not show messages on the console
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122       --nonstopmode
123              run without stopping
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125       --nosynctex
126              never initializes synctex (for production runs)
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128       --synctex
129              run with synctex enabled (better use upsynctex[state=start]
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131       --nodates
132              omit runtime dates in pdf file (optional value: a  number  (this
133              1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM")
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135       --nocompression
136              forcefully turns off compression in the backend
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138       --trailerid
139              alternative trailer id (or constant one)
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141       --generate
142              generate file database etc. (as luatools does)
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144       --paranoid
145              do not descend to .. and ../..
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147       --version
148              report installed context version
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150       --global
151              assume given file present elsewhere
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153       --nofile
154              use dummy file as jobname
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OPTIONS: EXPERT

157       --touch
158              update context version number (also provide --expert, optionally
159              provide --basepath)
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161       --nostatistics
162              omit runtime statistics at the end of the run
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164       --profile
165              profile job (use: mtxrun --script profile --analyze)
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167       --timing
168              generate timing and statistics overview
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170       --keeptuc
171              keep previous tuc files (jobname-tuc-[run].tmp)
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173       --keeplog
174              keep previous log files (jobname-log-[run].tmp)
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176       --lmtx force lmtx mode (when available)
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178       --extra=name
179              process extra (mtx-context-... in distribution)
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181       --extras
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OPTIONS: SPECIAL

185       --pdftex
186              process file with texexec using pdftex
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188       --xetex
189              process file with texexec using xetex
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191       --mkii process file with texexec
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193       --pipe do not check for file and enter scroll  mode  (--dummyfile=what‐
194              ever.tmp)
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196       --sandbox
197              process file in a limited environment
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199       --addbinarypath
200              prepend the (found) binarypath to runners
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AUTHOR

203       More  information  about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be
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207       maillist: ntg-context@ntg.nl /  http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-
208       context
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210       webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
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212       wiki: http://contextgarden.net
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216version 1.03                      01-01-2020                    mtx-context(1)