MIKTEX-FORMATS(1)

📦 version 25.12, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable

💅 MIKTEX-FORMATS(1) 💅

okay so welcome to the MIKTEX-FORMATS(1) page from the User Commands manual — it's all about managing TeX formats, and yes bestie, we're gonna make it make sense. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

miktex-formats — manage TeX formats. That's the whole assignment, no cap. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

       miktex [common-option...] formats command
              [command-option-or-parameter...]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Commands for managing TeX formats and METAFONT bases. It's giving format-management main character energy, fr fr. 🎀

👑 COMMANDS 👑

  • build [--engine engine] [key] — Build TeX format files. You've got an optional --engine engine and an optional key in the mix, periodt. 🔥
  • list [--template template] — List TeX formats. The optional template controls the output of each record. It can contain the following placeholders:
    • {arguments}, {compiler}, {custom}, {description}, {exclude}, {inputFile}, {key}, {name}, {noExecutable}, {outputFile}, {preloaded}

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

miktex(1) — go peek at the main page too, iykyk. 🫶

okay that's the whole thing. this cutie is MiKTeX 25.12, dated December 29, 2025, and it lives under the MIKTEX-FORMATS(1) title — slay and goodbye, bestie. 💅✨

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