mtx-update(1)

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

✨ mtx-update(1) — ConTeXt Minimals Updater ✨

okay bestie, welcome to mtx-update, aka the ConTeXt Minimals Updater, living in section 1 of your man pages. she updates your minimals tree and she does NOT do it quietly. let's get into it 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

mtx-update — ConTeXt Minimals Updater. that's her. that's the whole name. iconic.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

so you run her through mtxrun, with the update script, and then you sprinkle in your OPTIONS and your FILENAMES. that's the whole vibe. 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

ConTeXt Minimals Updater.

like… that's what the page says and I'm not gonna invent lore, bestie. she's the ConTeXt Minimals Updater. that's the assignment and she ate. 👑

✨ OPTIONS ✨

every single one, no skipping, no gatekeeping. here we go 🫶

  • --platform=string — pick your platform, and the options are literally: windows, linux, linux-64, osx-intel, osx-ppc, linux-ppc. choose wisely, this is your whole setup's whole identity. 🌈
  • --server=string — the repository url. the example/default-ish value given here is rsync://contextgarden.net. that's the plug. 🔌
  • --module=string — repository url again, and here the value is minimals. yes it says "repository url" twice, no I'm not editing her, I'm just reporting the facts fr fr.
  • --repository=string — specify version. your choices: current, experimental. pick your fighter. 💀
  • --context=string — specify version. options: current, latest, beta, yyyy.mm.dd. yes you can date-pin it like it's a limited edition drop. ⭐
  • --rsync=string — the rsync binary. default value shown: rsync. lowkey self-explanatory but we respect her.
  • --texroot=string — installation directory. and ngl, the page literally says (not guessed for the moment), so like… tell her where it goes, she is NOT guessing. 🙈
  • --engine=string — tex engine. your picks: luatex, pdftex, xetex.
  • --modules=string — extra modules. can be a list, or you can just say all and go feral. 😭
  • --fonts=string — additional fonts. again, can be a list or all. same energy, different resource. 🍓
  • --goodies=string — extra binaries (like scite and texworks). the goodies!!! the name is doing so much and it deserves it.
  • --force — instead of a dryrun, do the real thing. this is the "no takebacks" button, bestie. ⚠️
  • --update — update minimal tree.
  • --make — also make formats and generate file databases.
  • --keep — don't delete unused or obsolete files.
  • --state — update tree using saved state.
  • --cygwin — adapt drive specs to cygwin.
  • --mingw — assume mingw binaries being used.
  • --silent — less (or no) logging. the introvert option. shhh. 🤫
heads up bestie: --force is the one that turns the dryrun into the actual thing. if you're just peeking, do NOT touch that one. 💀

🦋 AUTHOR 🦋

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

and that's the page, bestie 💜 version 1.03, dated 01-01-2025 — go update your tree, stay hydrated, and remember: tell her your --texroot or she will simply not guess. periodt. 💅🎀✨

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