mtx-metapost(1)

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version 78010 · 2 versions
, in fedora 44, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, say hi to mtx-metapost — the MetaPost to PDF processor 💖 that's literally it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

like, you run her through mtxrun with --script metapost, toss in however many OPTIONS ... you want, and then some FILENAMES to actually chew on 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

MetaPost to PDF processor. no cap, that's the vibe — she takes your MetaPost stuff and turns it into PDF. main character energy fr fr 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --rawmp — does a raw metapost run, no filter, no fuss, just raw 🍓
  • --metafun — use metafun instead of plain, iykyk ✨
  • --latex — forces --tex=latex, periodt
  • --texexec — forces texexec usage (mkii), the old-school route 💀
  • --split — splits a single result file into pages, iconic behaviour honestly 👑

👑 AUTHOR 👑

more tea about ConTeXt and all the tools that come bundled with it? she's right here bestie, go look 🧚:

and that's a wrap, gorgeous 🌈 this was version 0.10, dated 01-01-2025, and yes the page itself is literally called mtx-metapost(1) — slay, bye 💜🦋

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