miktex-mpost — MetaPost, a system for creating graphics
miktex-mpost [option...] [[command...] | [file]]
This man page is an adaption of the corresponding TeX Live man page.
MetaPost interprets the MetaPost language and produces PostScript (EPS) or Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) pictures. The MetaPost language is similar to Knuth's METAFONT with additional features for including TeX commands and accessing features of PostScript not found in METAFONT.
MetaPost is normally used with some preloaded macros, and it
will use its executable name as the name of the preload file to use.
For example, when called as miktex-mpost the mpost.mp
file is used, which is identical to
plain.mp. When the --initialize
option is given, preloading does not happen.
The commands given on the command
line to the MetaPost program are passed to it as the first input
line. (But it is often easier to type extended arguments as the first
input line, since shells tend to gobble up or misinterpret
MetaPost's favorite symbols, like semicolons, unless you quote
them.) The normal usage is to say miktex-mpost
figs to process the file figs.mp. The
basename of figs becomes the
“jobname”, and is used in forming output file names. If
no file is named, the jobname becomes mpout. The
default extension, .mp, can be overridden by
specifying an extension explicitly.
When the --dvitomp option is given, MetaPost
acts as DVI-to-MPX converter only. Run miktex-mpost
--dvitomp --help for option explanation.
--alias=namePretend to be program name,
i.e., set program (and memory dump) name to
name.
This may affect the search paths and other values used. Using this
option is equivalent to copying the program file to
and invoking
name.name
--c-style-errorsChange the way, error messages are printed. The alternate style looks like error messages from many compilers and is easier to parse for some editors.
--debug--halt-on-error--helpGive help and exit.
--initialize--interaction=modeSet the interaction mode.
Must be one of batchmode,
nonstopmode, scrollmode and
errorstopmode. The meaning of these modes is the
same as the corresponding commands.
--job-name=nameSet the name of the job (\jobname). This has an affect on the output file names.
--no-c-style-errors--numbersystem=stringSet number system mode
(string one of: scaled,
double, binary,
decimal).
--output-directory=dirWrite output files in dir.
instead of the current directory. Look up input files in
dir first, then along the normal search
path.
--recorderEnable the file name recorder. This leaves a trace of the files
opened for input and output in a file
with the extension .fls.
--restricted-s internal="string"-s internal=number--tex=texprogramUse texprogram instead of
miktex-tex when compiling text labels.
This flag overrides the environment
variable TEX.
--troffSet prologues:=1 and assume --tex=troff.
--undump=nameUse name as the name of the format to
be used, instead of the name by which the program was called or a
%&
line.
--versionShow version information and exit.
MIKTEX_TRACEComma-separated list of trace stream names (see Chapter 9, Trace Streams). If this variable is set, then MiKTeX programs will write trace messages into the configured log sink.
MPINPUTSExtra paths to locate MetaPost input files.
MPINPUTSExtra paths to locate MetaPost input files.