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
75              --silent)
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77       --htmlerrorpage
78              generate html error page instead (optional: =scite)
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80       --noconsole
81              disable logging to the console (logfile only)
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83       --nodummy
84              don't  create  a  dummy  file (can confuse pdf viewers that keep
85              file in view)
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87       --purgeresult
88              purge result file before run
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90       --forcexml
91              force xml stub
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93       --forcecld
94              force cld (context lua document) stub
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96       --forcelua
97              force lua stub (like texlua)
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99       --forcemp
100              force mp stub
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102       --arrange
103              run extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up  imposi‐
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106       --noarrange
107              ignore imposition specifications in the style
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109       --pages
110              report   pagenumbers   of   names   pages  and  list  references
111              (--page=... or --page=...)
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113       --jit  use luajittex with jit turned off (only use the  faster  virtual
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116       --jiton
117              use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even
118              slower)
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120       --once only run once (no multipass data file is produced)
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122       --runs process at most this many times
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124       --forcedruns
125              process this many times (permits for optimization trial runs)
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127       --batchmode
128              run without stopping and do not show messages on the console
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130       --nonstopmode
131              run without stopping
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133       --nosynctex
134              never initializes synctex (for production runs)
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136       --synctex
137              run with synctex enabled (better use upsynctex[state=start])
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139       --nodates
140              omit runtime dates in pdf file (optional value: a  number  (this
141              1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM")
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143       --nocompression
144              forcefully turns off compression in the backend
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146       --trailerid
147              alternative trailer id (or constant one)
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149       --generate
150              generate file database etc. (as luatools does)
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152       --paranoid
153              do not descend to .. and ../..
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155       --version
156              report installed context version
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158       --global
159              assume given file present elsewhere
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161       --nofile
162              use dummy file as jobname
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OPTIONS: EXPERT

165       --touch
166              update context version number (also provide --expert, optionally
167              provide --basepath)
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169       --nostatistics
170              omit runtime statistics at the end of the run
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172       --profile
173              profile job (use: mtxrun --script profile --analyze)
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175       --timing
176              generate timing and statistics overview
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178       --keeptuc
179              keep previous tuc files (jobname-tuc-[run].tmp)
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181       --keeppdf
182              keep previous pdf files (jobname-pdf-keep.tmp)
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184       --keeplog
185              keep previous log files (jobname-log-[run].tmp)
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187       --lmtx force lmtx mode (when available)
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189       --overloadmode=error|warning|0--6|255
190              enable csname overload checking
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192       --extra=name
193              process extra (mtx-context-... in distribution)
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195       --extras
196              show extras
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198       --ownerpassword
199              encrypt the (pdf) file using this master password
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201       --userpassword
202              use an additional password for opening the document
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204       --permissions
205              list of: print, modify, extract, add, fillin, assemble, quality
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OPTIONS: SPECIAL

208       --pdftex
209              process file with texexec using pdftex
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211       --xetex
212              process file with texexec using xetex
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214       --mkii process file with texexec
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216       --pipe do not check for file and enter scroll  mode  (--dummyfile=what‐
217              ever.tmp)
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219       --sandbox
220              process file in a limited environment
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222       --addbinarypath
223              prepend the (found) binarypath to runners
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AUTHOR

226       More  information  about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be
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230       maillist: ntg-context@ntg.nl /  http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-
231       context
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233       webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
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235       wiki: http://contextgarden.net
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239version 1.04                      01-01-2023                    mtx-context(1)