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mtxrun – ConTeXt TDS Runner Tool
Synopsis
mtxrun [ OPTIONS … ] [ FILENAMES ]Description
ConTeXt TDS Runner ToolOptions
- –script
- run an mtx script (lua preferred 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
- –unix
- create unix (linux) 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
- –edit
- launch editor with found file
- –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 [at] ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
wiki: http://contextgarden.net