mtx-babel(1)

📦 version 2026.0, in alpine 3.24

✨ mtx-babel — Babel Input To UTF Conversion ✨

okay so real talk, this is mtx-babel(1), a page from the ConTeXt tool family, and it's basically your little conversion bestie. let's get into it 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

mtx-babel — Babel Input To UTF Conversion. that's the whole vibe, no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

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

you run it through mtxrun with --script babel, then toss in whatever OPTIONS you want and any FILENAMES you're working with. slay.

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Babel Input To UTF Conversion. literally what it says on the tin, bestie — it takes Babel input and converts it to UTF. that's the entire main character job description 💖

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --language=string — the conversion language, bestie. like greek, for example. 👑
  • --structure=string — obey the given structure, e.g. 'document'. the default is 'context'. 🫶
  • --convert — actually do the thing: convert babel codes into utf. 💅

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

want more info about ConTeXt and all the tools that come with it? it's literally right here:

ngl, that's the whole page. go convert some babel codes into utf, you icon. 🦋

version 1.20, dated 01-01-2026 — mtx-babel(1), signing off 🎀💜

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