.TH "mtx-context" "1" "01-01-2020" "version 1.03" "ConTeXt Process Management" .SH NAME mtx-context - ConTeXt Process Management .SH SYNOPSIS .B mtxrun --script context [ .I OPTIONS ... .B ] [ .I FILENAMES .B ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B ConTeXt Process Management .SH OPTIONS: BASIC .TP .B --run process (one or more) files (default action) .TP .B --make create context formats .TP .B --ctx=name use ctx file (process management specification) .TP .B --noctx ignore ctx directives and flags .TP .B --interface use specified user interface (default: en) .TP .B --autopdf close pdf file in viewer and start pdf viewer afterwards .TP .B --purge purge files either or not after a run (--pattern=...) .TP .B --purgeall purge all files either or not after a run (--pattern=...) .TP .B --usemodule=list load the given module or style, normally part of the distribution .TP .B --environment=list load the given environment file first (document styles) .TP .B --mode=list enable given the modes (conditional processing in styles) .TP .B --path=list also consult the given paths when files are looked for .TP .B --arguments=list set variables that can be consulted during a run (key/value pairs) .TP .B --randomseed=number set the randomseed .TP .B --result=name rename the resulting output to the given name .TP .B --trackers=list set tracker variables (show list with --showtrackers) .TP .B --directives=list set directive variables (show list with --showdirectives) .TP .B --silent=list disable logcatgories (show list with --showlogcategories) .TP .B --strip strip Lua code (only meant for production where no errors are expected) .TP .B --errors=list show errors at the end of a run, quit when in list (also when --silent) .TP .B --htmlerrorpage generate html error page instead (optional: =scite) .TP .B --noconsole disable logging to the console (logfile only) .TP .B --purgeresult purge result file before run .TP .B --forcexml force xml stub .TP .B --forcecld force cld (context lua document) stub .TP .B --forcelua force lua stub (like texlua) .TP .B --forcemp force mp stub .TP .B --arrange run extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up imposition .TP .B --noarrange ignore imposition specifications in the style .TP .B --jit use luajittex with jit turned off (only use the faster virtual machine) .TP .B --jiton use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even slower) .TP .B --once only run once (no multipass data file is produced) .TP .B --runs process at most this many times .TP .B --forcedruns process this many times (permits for optimization trial runs) .TP .B --batchmode run without stopping and do not show messages on the console .TP .B --nonstopmode run without stopping .TP .B --nosynctex never initializes synctex (for production runs) .TP .B --synctex run with synctex enabled (better use \setupsynctex[state=start] .TP .B --nodates omit runtime dates in pdf file (optional value: a number (this 1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM") .TP .B --nocompression forcefully turns off compression in the backend .TP .B --trailerid alternative trailer id (or constant one) .TP .B --generate generate file database etc. (as luatools does) .TP .B --paranoid do not descend to .. and ../.. .TP .B --version report installed context version .TP .B --global assume given file present elsewhere .TP .B --nofile use dummy file as jobname .SH OPTIONS: EXPERT .TP .B --touch update context version number (also provide --expert, optionally provide --basepath) .TP .B --nostatistics omit runtime statistics at the end of the run .TP .B --profile profile job (use: mtxrun --script profile --analyze) .TP .B --timing generate timing and statistics overview .TP .B --keeptuc keep previous tuc files (jobname-tuc-[run].tmp) .TP .B --keeplog keep previous log files (jobname-log-[run].tmp) .TP .B --lmtx force lmtx mode (when available) .TP .B --extra=name process extra (mtx-context-... in distribution) .TP .B --extras show extras .SH OPTIONS: SPECIAL .TP .B --pdftex process file with texexec using pdftex .TP .B --xetex process file with texexec using xetex .TP .B --mkii process file with texexec .TP .B --pipe do not check for file and enter scroll mode (--dummyfile=whatever.tmp) .TP .B --sandbox process file in a limited environment .TP .B --addbinarypath prepend the (found) binarypath to runners .SH AUTHOR More information about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be found at: .B "maillist:" ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context .B "webpage:" http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net .B "wiki:" http://contextgarden.net