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


mtx-context - ConTeXt Process Management

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

ConTeXt Process Management

process (one or more) files (default action)
create context formats
use ctx file (process management specification)
ignore ctx directives and flags
use specified user interface (default: en)
close pdf file in viewer and start pdf viewer afterwards
purge files either or not after a run (--pattern=...)
purge all files either or not after a run (--pattern=...)
load the given module or style, normally part of the distribution
load the given environment file first (document styles)
enable given the modes (conditional processing in styles)
also consult the given paths when files are looked for
set variables that can be consulted during a run (key/value pairs)
set the randomseed
rename the resulting output to the given name
set tracker variables (show list with --showtrackers)
set directive variables (show list with --showdirectives)
disable logcatgories (show list with --showlogcategories)
strip Lua code (only meant for production where no errors are expected)
show errors at the end of a run, quit when in list (also when --silent)
generate html error page instead (optional: =scite)
disable logging to the console (logfile only)
purge result file before run
force xml stub
force cld (context lua document) stub
force lua stub (like texlua)
force mp stub
run extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up imposition
ignore imposition specifications in the style
use luajittex with jit turned off (only use the faster virtual machine)
use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even slower)
only run once (no multipass data file is produced)
process at most this many times
process this many times (permits for optimization trial runs)
run without stopping and do not show messages on the console
run without stopping
never initializes synctex (for production runs)
run with synctex enabled (better use tupsynctex[state=start]
omit runtime dates in pdf file (optional value: a number (this 1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM")
forcefully turns off compression in the backend
alternative trailer id (or constant one)
generate file database etc. (as luatools does)
do not descend to .. and ../..
report installed context version
assume given file present elsewhere
use dummy file as jobname

update context version number (also provide --expert, optionally provide --basepath)
omit runtime statistics at the end of the run
profile job (use: mtxrun --script profile --analyze)
generate timing and statistics overview
keep previous tuc files (jobname-tuc-[run].tmp)
keep previous log files (jobname-log-[run].tmp)
force lmtx mode (when available)
process extra (mtx-context-... in distribution)
show extras

process file with texexec using pdftex
process file with texexec using xetex
process file with texexec
do not check for file and enter scroll mode (--dummyfile=whatever.tmp)
process file in a limited environment
prepend the (found) binarypath to runners

More information about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be found at:

maillist: ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

webpage: http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net

wiki: http://contextgarden.net

01-01-2020 version 1.03