mtx-tools(1)

📦 version 2026.0, in alpine 3.24

ok so bestie, welcome to mtx-tools, part of the manual page fam (the mtx-tools(1) girlies, iykyk) and honestly the name says it all: Some File Related Goodies. that's it, that's the tagline, and we're gonna have a whole moment with it 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

so you literally just run it through mtxrun with --script tools, throw in whatever options you vibe with, and optionally hand it some filenames. that's the whole entrance exam 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Some File Related Goodies. no cap, that's the official description — it's a whole little grab-bag of file-related tools and the manpage is keeping it mysterious on purpose. main character energy, honestly 🦋

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • --uncompress — uncompress using qpdf. like unzipping but make it pdf 💅
  • --validate — validate using verapdf. the vibes check, but official ✨
  • --check — check the verification result. did it slay or did it flop, let's find out 🔥
  • --convert — convert using context. glow-up in file form 🦋
  • --compare — compare the result with the original. side-by-side, no filter, brutal honesty 💀
  • --compactor — use the given compactor. you pick, it compacts 🎀
  • --standard — use the given standard. gotta have a standard, periodt 👑
  • --pattern — process files according to the pattern 🧚
  • --silent — suppress messages. quiet luxury, lowkey 🙈
  • --once — run only once. one and done, iconic, we love efficiency ⭐
  • --resolution — use this resolution when comparing 🔍
lowkey reminder: --check is for checking a verification result, and --compare compares a result with the original — they're a duo, not a replacement for each other, bestie 🫶

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

more info about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be found at:

and that's the whole page, bestie 🍓 this was version 1.01, dated 01-01-2026, and it ate, no crumbs left 💜 mwah 💋

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