mtx-plain(1)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, meet mtx-plain — the Plain TeX Runner 💖. She's mtx-plain(1), and her whole name is literally mtx-plain — Plain TeX Runner. No cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

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

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Plain TeX Runner. That's the description, that's the vibe check, periodt. lowkey iconic, highkey useful, and main character energy for running Plain TeX. iykyk 💅

👑 OPTIONS 👑

• --make — create format file ✨
• --fonts — create plain font database 🎀
• --run — process file 🔥
• --format=string — format name (default: luatex-plain) 💅
• --engine=string — engine to use (default: luatex) 🧚
• --jit — use luajittex ⭐

💌 AUTHOR 💌

More info 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

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version 1.00 · 01-01-2025 · mtx-plain(1) — that's the footer, bestie, mwah 💋