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MiKTeX Manual

This help file documents MiKTeX 2.0.

1. What is MiKTeX?  General information about MiKTeX.
2. What's new in MiKTeX 2.0?  New features in MiKTeX 2.0.
3. Installing MiKTeX  How to install MiKTeX.
4. Configuring MiKTeX  How to configure MiKTeX.
5. Non-standard TeX Features  MiKTeX implements some non-standard TeX features.
6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver  How to use the MiKTeX compiler driver.
A. Manual Pages  Manual pages for some few programs.
B. The MiKTeX Configuration File  What the MiKTeX configuration file contains.
C. Index  Index (concepts and programs).


1. What is MiKTeX?

1.1 MiKTeX Features  Basic features and components.
1.2 How to get MiKTeX  How to get the MiKTeX distribution.
1.3 The MiKTeX Project Page  Where is the MiKTeX Project Page?
1.4 The MiKTeX Mailing List  Where is the MiKTeX mailing list?
1.5 Documentation  Where to find MiKTeX related documentation.


1.1 MiKTeX Features

MiKTeX is a TeX distribution for Windows (95/98/NT/2000). Its main features include:

The MiKTeX distribution consists of the following components:


1.2 How to get MiKTeX

MiKTeX

The official (i.e. most recent & stable) MiKTeX release is archived in the CTAN(1) directory

 
`systems/win32/miktex/'.

Visit the Project Page (see section 1.3 The MiKTeX Project Page) for detailed download instructions.

Other Packages

Here is a list of other packages you should take into consideration:

Aladdin Ghostscript (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/aladdin/index.html)
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language. Yap uses Ghostscript to display embedded EPS graphics.

Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html)
A PDF viewer.

WinEdt (http://www.winedt.com)
WinEdt is a shareware TeX editor/shell. It cooperates with MiKTeX with respect to forward and inverse DVI search (see section 5.2 Auto-insertion of Source Specials).

ActivePerl (http://www.activestate.com)
ActivePerl is an implementation of Perl for the Windows platform. A few MiKTeX utilities (e.g. psmerge) are Perl scripts. You should install Perl if you want to use these utilities.


1.3 The MiKTeX Project Page

You can visit the MiKTeX Project Page for information about new releases, patches and so on.


1.4 The MiKTeX Mailing List

MiKTeX Mailing List

There is a discussion list for MiKTeX. To join this list, send an e-mail to <miktex-request@dsts.dk> which contains the word subscribe as the first line in the message body.

This list is archived at www.egroups.com.


1.5 Documentation

The MiKTeX Manual (which you are reading right now) concentrates on documenting MiKTeX specific features.

Other MiKTeX related documentation includes:

Frequently Asked Questions
Lists answers to frequently asked questions.

Tips & Tricks
Lists useful tips.

Shortcuts to these documents can be found in the MiKTeX program folder (see section 3.2 Items in the Start Menu).


2. What's new in MiKTeX 2.0?

New Applications

Updated Applications

Setup Wizard Changes

File Searching Changes

TeX Compiler Changes

New Options

New Features

Texify Changes

Yap Changes


3. Installing MiKTeX

3.1 Running Setup Wizard  How to install MiKTeX with Setup Wizard.
3.2 Items in the Start Menu  Start menu items created by Setup Wizard.
3.3 The TEXMF Folder Hierarchy  Folders created by Setup Wizard.
3.4 Removing MiKTeX  How to remove MiKTeX.


3.1 Running Setup Wizard

  1. You should first remove any previous MiKTeX installation:

  2. Make sure that you have enough disk space. A complete MiKTeX installation consumes approximately 70MB of disk space.

  3. It is highly recommended that you login as Administrator, if you're installing MiKTeX on a Windows NT/2000 computer.

  4. Choose a location for the installation folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\MiKTeX). This folder receives the files of the MiKTeX distribution.

  5. You can cause MiKTeX to deposit newly created files (fonts, format files, file name databases) in a separate hierarchy of folders, called the Local TEXMF tree. If you decide to use a local TEXMF tree, then you must choose a location for its root folder (e.g. C:\Local TeXMF).

    Benefits that a local TEXMF tree provides include the following:

  6. Decide whether you want to incorporate an existing TEXMF tree. For example, if you have a TeXLive CD inserted in your CD-ROM drive E:, then it would be possible to include E:\texmf (the root of the TeXLive TEXMF tree) in the MiKTeX search procedure.

  7. Start MiKTeX Setup Wizard (setupwiz.exe). You will presented with the welcome page:

    images/setupwiz-welcome

  8. Click `Next>' to go to the next page:

    images/setupwiz-shared

    You have the option to create a shared installation, so that other users are able to use MiKTeX. Under Windows NT/2000, this option requires administrator privileges.

  9. Click `Next>' to go to the next page:

    images/setupwiz-installdir

    Enter the full path to the desired installation folder (see step 4).

  10. Click `Next>' to go to the next page:

    images/setupwiz-compsel

    Choose the components that you want to install.

  11. Click `Next>' to go to the next page:

    images/setupwiz-localdir

    Enter the full path to the desired local TEXMF folder (see step 5). Check the button `No local TEXMF tree', if you don't want to use a local TEXMF tree.

  12. Click `Next>' to go to the next page:

    images/setupwiz-addtexmf

    You are asked about whether you want to incorporate existing TEXMF trees. If you check the button `Incorporate existing TEXMF directory trees', then you must specify the locations of those trees on a subsequent page.

  13. Click `Next>' to go to the next page:

    images/setupwiz-review

    You should now review the installation options.

  14. Click `Next>' to start the installation process. The selected components will be copied to the installation folder chosen in step 9.

  15. When the files have been copied to your computer, you have the option to register the path to the MiKTeX bin directory:

    images/setupwiz-path

  16. Click `Next>' to go to the final page:

    images/setupwiz-finish

    Click `Finish' to close Setup Wizard.

3.1.1 Setup Options  


3.1.1 Setup Options

For the purpose of an unattended setup, some settings can be specified on the command-line and/or in a separate text file named setupwiz.opt.

You can invoke the MiKTeX Setup Wizard with the following command-line options:

--additional-directory-trees DIRS
Specify additional TEXMF directories.

--allow-unattended-reboot
Allow a reboot in unattended mode.

--dry-run
Simulate the installation process. No files will be installed. The log file will be written to the temporary directory.

--installation-directory DIR
Specify the installation directory.

--help
Show available options and exit.

--no-additional-directory-trees
Prevent MiKTeX from using additional directory trees.

--no-local-directory
Prevent MiKTeX from using a local directory.

--program-folder FOLDER
Specify the MiKTeX program folder.

--unattended
Run Setup Wizard in unattended mode. No user input is required.

Command-line options can also be specified in a text file named setupwiz.opt. This file must be in the same directory as setupwiz.exe.


3.2 Items in the Start Menu

The Setup Wizard inserts the following menu items into the start menu:

Shortcuts to help files

MiKTeX 2.0 | Help | Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions.

MiKTeX 2.0 | Help | LaTeX2e Reference
LaTeX2e reference manual.

MiKTeX 2.0 | Help | Local Guide
The MiKTeX Manual.

MiKTeX 2.0 | Help | Release Notes
Last-minute release notes.

MiKTeX 2.0 | Help | Tips and Tricks
Useful tips.

Program links

MiKTeX 2.0 | DVI viewer
A shortcut to the DVI viewer.

MiKTeX 2.0 | MiKTeX Options
A shortcut to the configuration utility.


3.3 The TEXMF Folder Hierarchy

Setup Wizard creates a TDS-compliant folder hierarchy:

  1. The installation folder (usually `C:\Program Files\MiKTeX') contains the subfolder and files of the MiKTeX distribution. The contents of the installation folder is meant to be read-only, i.e. no files should be added, removed or changed.

  2. The local TEXMF folder (usually `C:\Local TeXMF') receives all files that are created on-the-fly by certain utilities.

You can incorporate additional TEXMF folders, if the need arises. For example, you could create a TDS-compliant folder hierarchy rooted at C:\My TeXMF Files. This would serve as a repository for your own TeX files. See section Defining TEXMF Root Directories, for more information.

3.3.1 Installation Folder  
3.3.2 Local TEXMF Folder  


3.3.1 Installation Folder

The installation folder (usually C:\Program Files\MiKTeX) is the root of a TDS-compliant folder hierarchy. If you have installed the complete distribution, then the installation folder contains the following subfolders:

bibtex, dvips, makeindex, ...
These subfolders contain application related input files.

doc
This subfolder contains all user documentation.

fonts
This subfolder contains fonts in various formats.

miktex
The miktex subfolder is reserved for MiKTeX related files:

miktex\bin
Contains all executables.

miktex\config
Contains the global configuration file miktex.ini and the MiKTeX font mapping file miktex.map. The MiKTeX Setup Wizard deposits its own log file in this subfolder.

miktex\base
Contains the METAFONT string pool file mf.pool.

miktex\fmt
Contains TeX string pool files: etex.pool, pdftex.pool, omega.pool, tex.pool.

miktex\mem
Contains the MetaPost string pool file mp.pool.


3.3.2 Local TEXMF Folder

The local TEXMF folder (usually C:\Local TeXMF) receives files that are generated on-the-fly. For example, if the TeX compiler needs a TeX Font Metric (TFM) file that is not available yet, then it creates that file (if possible) and installs it in an appropriate subfolder of the local TEXMF folder.

Typically, the local TEXMF folder contains the following subfolders:

fonts
Contains font files that are not part of the MiKTeX distribution, but that were created on-the-fly.

miktex\config
This subfolder contains the file name database files.

miktex\base
This subfolder contains METAFONT format files.

miktex\fmt
This subfolder contains TeX format files.

miktex\mem
This subfolder contains MetaPost format files.


3.4 Removing MiKTeX

MiKTeX can be removed with the help of the Remove MiKTeX! Wizard:

  1. Open Control Panel (usually via Start | Settings | Control Panel).
  2. Click on the Software (or Add/Remve Programs) icon.
  3. Select MiKTeX 2.0.


4. Configuring MiKTeX

4.1 Managing TEXMF Folder Hierarchies  How to administer TEXMF folder hierarchies.
4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database  How to refresh the file name database.
4.3 Managing Format Files  How to administer TeX format files.
4.4 Selecting Hyphenation Rules  How to administer languages.
4.5 Expert Topics  Configuration topics for TeX experts.


4.1 Managing TEXMF Folder Hierarchies

The standard setup process creates two TEXMF root folders:

You can incorporate additional TEXMF folder hierarchies with the help of MiKTeX Options:

  1. Click Start | Programs | MiKTeX 2.0 | MiKTeX Options.
  2. The MiKTeX Options window opens. Click on the Roots tab.

The Roots window displays a list of TEXMF root folders that are used by MiKTeX:

images/mo-roots

Click Up and Down to change the order by which the TEXMF folders are searched for input files.

Click Add... to append a new TEXMF root folder to the list.

Click Refresh FNDB to scan the selected folders for new files and update the file name database (see section 4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database) accordingly.

Click Remove to remove selected folders from the list.

Click Declare Local to declare the selected folder as the local TEXMF folder (see section 3.3.2 Local TEXMF Folder).


4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database

To speed up file search, MiKTeX makes use of a list of known file names. This list is called the file name database (FNDB).

It is strongly recommended that you update the file name database whenever files are added to or removed from one of the TEXMF directories. You can update the file name database with the help of MiKTeX Options:

  1. Click Start | Programs | MiKTeX 2.0 | MiKTeX Options.
  2. The MiKTeX Options window opens:

    images/mo-general

  3. Click Refresh Now


4.3 Managing Format Files

Some programs initialize itself by reading parts of the memory from an external file. For the TeX family of programs, such a file is called a Format File.

4.3.1 Building Format Files  How to update all format files.
4.3.2 Defining New Format Files  How to define new format files.


4.3.1 Building Format Files

MiKTeX Setup Wizard has created standard format files in course of the installation process. You can refresh those format files with the help of MiKTeX Options:

  1. Click Start | Programs | MiKTeX 2.0 | MiKTeX Options.
  2. The MiKTeX Options window opens.
  3. Click Update Now.


4.3.2 Defining New Format Files

  1. Click Start | Programs | MiKTeX 2.0 | MiKTeX Options.
  2. The MiKTeX Options window opens.
  3. Click on the TeX Formats tab.

You are presented with a list of well known TeX formats. To add an entry to this list, click New.... You have to supply the following information:

Format Name
The name of the format.

Compiler
The TeX compiler variant which must be used to create the format file.

Input File
The name of the main input file.

Output File
The name of the output file.

Preloaded Format
Optional: The name of another format, which must be loaded before creating the actual format file.

Description
A one-line comment which describes the new format.

A new executable with the the name of the format will be created.


4.4 Selecting Hyphenation Rules

You can control the loading of hyphenation patterns with the help of MiKTeX Options:

  1. Click Start | Programs | MiKTeX 2.0 | MiKTeX Options.
  2. The MiKTeX Options window opens.
  3. Click on the Languages tab.

You can choose which hyphenation patterns are to be loaded by TeX.


4.5 Expert Topics

4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database  PostScript resource database.


4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database

The PostScript resource database (PSres) is used by some utilities in order to locate PostScript resources (font outlines/metrics/encodings).

The database is located in the local MiKTeX config folder (usually `C:\Local TeXMF\miktex\config'). The name of the database file is `dpres.dpr'. It is a text file, i.e. you can view it with a conventional text editor.

It is strongly recommended that you update the database whenever PostScript resources (`*.pfb;*.afm;*.enc') are added to or removed from one of the TEXMF trees.

You update the database files by invoking initexmf with the command line switch --mkpsres:

 
C:\> initexmf --mkpsres

4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories  


4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories

It is possible to add non-MiKTeX font directories to the PostScript resource database. The --mkpsres switch accepts as an optional argument the name of an external font directory. You can use several --mkpsres switches with one invocation of initexmf.

By specifying the command line flag --search, you can cause initexmf to automatically search your workstation for third party PostScript resource files (e.g. Acrobat Reader fonts):

 
C:\> initexmf --mkpsres --search


5. Non-standard TeX Features

This chapter describes features, that were added to the MiKTeX implementation of Donald Knuth's TeX.

5.1 Suppressing Screen Output  How to suppress screen output.
5.2 Auto-insertion of Source Specials  How to insert source specials.
5.3 Quoted File Names  How to use long file names with spaces.
5.4 Specifying Additional Input Directories  How to extend the search path.
5.5 Specifying the Output Directory  How to specify an alternative output directory.
5.6 Running Programs  How to start programs from within .tex file.
5.7 TCX files: Character translations  Character translations.


5.1 Suppressing Screen Output

The command-line option `--quiet' suppresses all diagnostic messages. You will see no screen output, unless there are errors. These are shown in a "C style form" and do not stop the compilation process. For example, the input file

 
foo.tex:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
What's \This?
\end{documnt}

would cause TeX to print one error message, as in

 
C:\> latex --quiet foo.tex
foo.tex:3: Undefined control sequence
C:\>


5.2 Auto-insertion of Source Specials

What are source specials?

Source specials are pieces of information embedded in a DVI file, which make a connection between the source file location (e.g. line 100 in foo.tex) and the DVI location (e.g. page 2 in foo.dvi). Source specials can improve the Edit-TeX-View-Edit cycle:

  1. You edit your source file.

  2. You compile the source file to get a DVI file.

  3. You execute a special editor command to open Yap, going directly to the DVI page that corresponds to the cursor location in your source file.

  4. You navigate inside the DVI file (e.g. PgUp/PgDn).

  5. You double-click somewhere on the DVI view; this causes Yap to bring the editor window to the front, moving the text cursor directly to the line that corresponds to the view location.

How to insert source specials

The TeX compiler option `--src' inserts source specials into the DVI file. You would say

 
C:\> latex --src foo.tex

to create the DVI file foo.dvi with embedded source specials.


5.3 Quoted File Names

The TeX compiler can handle quoted file names. This makes it possible to specify long file names that contain spaces.

For example, to compile the input file `long file name.tex', you start TeX as follows:

 
C:\> latex "long file name"

This produces the DVI file `long file name.dvi'. The log file is named `long file name.log'.

You can, to some extent, use quoted file names inside the TeX document. For example,

 
\input{"extra long file name"}

would cause TeX to read the file `extra long file name.tex'.

Things get a little bit complicated if you want to use the LaTeX primitive `\include'. You have to write

 
\include{"extra\space long\space file\space name"}

in order to get the expected result.


5.4 Specifying Additional Input Directories

The command-line option `--include-directory=dir' allows you to extend the input search path for one invocation of TeX.

For example,

 
tex --include-directory="C:\My TeX" foo.tex

prepends `C:\My TeX' to the input search path, i.e. `C:\My TeX' will be searched first, when TeX opens any input file (including foo.tex).

You can specify either absolute paths (as in the example above) or relative paths.


5.5 Specifying the Output Directory

The command-line option `--output-directory=dir' causes TeX to create all output files in another directory.

Example:

 
mkdir C:\texoutput
latex --output-directory=C:\texoutput foo.tex

All output files (foo.dvi, foo.log, ...) will be created in C:\texoutput.


5.6 Running Programs

TeX handles output stream 18 in a special way: the token list is interpreted as a system command. If the \write18 feature is enabled (see below), then \write18{toklist} starts the command interpreter (usually command.com) to carry out the command specified by toklist. For example:

 
\write{dir}

lists the files and subdirectories of the current directory.

TeX ignores \write18 by default. You enable it by editing miktex.ini (search for write18) or by using the TeX compiler switch --enable-write18.


5.7 TCX files: Character translations

[ This section is "borrowed" from the Web2C manual ].

TCX (TeX character translation) files help TeX support direct input of 8-bit international characters if fonts containing those characters are being used. Specifically, they map an input (keyboard) character code to the internal TeX character code (a superset of ASCII).

Of the various proposals for handling more than one input encoding, TCX files were chosen because they follow Knuth's original ideas for the use of the `xchr' and `xord' tables. He ventured that these would be changed in the WEB source in order to adjust the actual version to a given environment. It turned out, however, that recompiling the WEB sources is not as simple task as Knuth predicted; therefore, TCX files, providing the possibility of changing of the conversion tables on on-the-fly, has been implemented instead.

This approach limits the portability of TeX documents, as some implementations do not support it (or use a different method for input-internal reencoding). It may also be problematic to determine the encoding to use for a TeX document of unknown provenance; in the worst case, failure to do so correctly may result in subtle errors in the typeset output.

While TCX files can be used with any format, using them breaks the LaTeX `inputenc' package. This is why you should either use tcxfile or `inputenc' in LaTeX files, but never both.

Specifying TCX files:

The MiKTeX distribution comes with at least two TCX files, `il1-t1.tcx' and `il2-t1.tcx'. These support ISO Latin 1 and ISO Latin 2, respectively, with Cork-encoded fonts (a.k.a. the T1 encoding). TCX files for Czech, Polish, and Slovak are also provided.

Syntax of TCX files:

  1. Line-oriented. Blank lines are ignored.

  2. Whitespace is ignored except as a separator.

  3. Comments start with `%' and continue to the end of the line.

  4. Otherwise, a line consists of one or two character codes:
     
    src [dest]
    

  5. Each character code may be specified in octal with a leading `0', hexadecimal with a leading `0x', or decimal otherwise. Values must be between 0 and 255, inclusive (decimal).

  6. If the dest code is not specified, it is taken to be the same as src.

  7. If the same src code is specified more than once, it is the last definition that counts.

Finally, here's what happens: when TeX sees an input character with code src, it 1) changes src to dest; and 2) makes code the dest "printable", i.e., printed as-is in diagnostics and the log file instead of in `^^' notation.

By default, no characters are translated, and character codes between 32 and 126 inclusive (decimal) are printable. It is not possible to make these (or any) characters unprintable.

Specifying translations for the printable ASCII characters (codes 32--127) will yield unpredictable results. Additionally you shouldn't make the following characters printable: ^^I (TAB), ^^J (line feed), ^^M (carriage return), and ^^? (delete), since TeX uses them in various ways.

Thus, the idea is to specify the input (keyboard) character code for src, and the output (font) character code for dest.


6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver

texify is a command-line utility that simplifies the creation of DVI (PDF) documents: texify automatically runs LaTeX (pdfLaTeX), MakeIndex and BibTeX as many times as necessary to produce a DVI (PDF) file with sorted indices and all cross-references resolved.

To run texify on an input file `foo.tex', do this:

 
C:\> texify foo.tex

As shown in this example, the input file names to texify must include any extension (`.tex', `.ltx', etc.).

There are several command-line optione you can use to control texify (see section A.9 texify). Here are some examples:

`texify --clean foo.tex'
All auxiliary files will be removed, i.e. only the output `foo.dvi' file will be left in the current directory.

`texify --tex-opt=--src foo.tex'
Passes the option `--src' to the TeX compiler.

`texify --run-viewer foo.tex'
Opens the output file `foo.dvi' (unless there are compile erros).

`texify --tex-opt=--src --viewer-opt="-1 -s\"200 foo.tex\"" --run-viewer foo.tex'
Compiles `foo.tex' with source file information (`--src') and then initiates forward DVI search to open `foo.dvi' at the source special location `200 foo.tex'. The viewer option `-1' activates the current viewer task (if there is already one running).


A. Manual Pages

This chapter includes manual pages for some few programs. Only programs with non-standard command-line options are documented here. You should browse the document folder (usually C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\doc) if you are searching for 'real' documentation.

A.1 Common Compiler Options  Options common to all compilers.
A.2 bibtex  Manual page for bibtex.
A.3 dvicopy  Manual page for dvicopy.
A.4 initexmf (MiKTeX Configuration Utility)  Manual page for initexmf (MiKTeX Configuration Utility).
A.5 mp (MetaPost)  Manual page for mp (MetaPost)
A.6 omega  Manual page for omega.
A.7 pdftex  Manual page for pdftex.
A.8 tex  Manual page for tex.
A.9 texify  Manual page for texify (MiKTeX Compiler Driver).


A.1 Common Compiler Options

The following command-line switches are commonly supported by all variants of the TeX compiler.

--alias=app
Pretend to be app.

--buf-size=n
Set the internal buf_size to n. buf_size is the maximum number of characters simultaneously present in current lines of open files and in control sequences between \csname and \endcsname; must not exceed 1073741823.

--c-style-errors
Show C/C++ style error messages. This switch implies \scrollmode.

--error-line=n
Set the internal error_line to n. error_line us the width of context lines on terminal error messages.

--half-error-line=n
Set the internal half_error_line to n. half_error_line is the width of first lines of contexts in terminal error messages; should be between 30 and (error_line - 15).

--halt-on-error
Quit after the first error.

--initialize
Initialize internal tables; these tables can be \dumped to a dump file.

--include-directory=dir
Prepend dir to the search path.

--interaction=mode
Set TeX's interaction mode (one of: batchmode, nonstopmode, scrollmode, errorstopmode).

--job-name=name
Specify the name of the job. This also sets the name of all output files.

--job-time=filename
Set the time of all output files to the time of filename.

--help
Show a help screen and exit.

--max-in-open=n
Set the internal max_in_open to n. max_in_open is the maximum number of input files and error insertions that can be going on simultaneously.

--max-print-line=n
Set the internal max-print-line to n. max-print-line is the width of longest text lines output; should be at least 60.

--max-strings=n
Set the internal max_strings to n. max_strings is the maximum number of strings; must not exceed 1073741823.

--mem-bot=n
Set the internal mem_bot to n. mem_bot is the smallest index in the code array dumped by INITEX (INIOMEGA, INIPDFTEX); must not be less than mem_min.

--mem-max=n
Set the internal mem_max to n. mem_max is the greatest index in the internal mem array; must be strictly less than 1073741823.

--mem-min=n
Set the internal mem_min to n. mem_min is the smallest index in the internal mem array; must be 0 or more; must be equal to mem_bot in INITEX (INIOMEGA, INIPDFTEX), otherwise <= mem_bot.

--mem-top=n
Set the internal mem_top to n. mem_top is the largest index in the mem array dumped by INITEX (INIOMEGA, INIPDFTEX); must be substantially larger than 0 and not greater than mem_max.

--nest-size=n
Set the internal nest_size to n. nest_size is the maximum number of semantic levels simultaneously active.

--output-directory=dir
Sets the output directory.

--param-size=n
Set the internal param_size to n. param_size is the maximum number of simultaneous macro parameters.

--pool-size=n
Set the internal pool-size to n. pool_size is the maximum number of characters in strings, including all error messages and help texts, and the names of all fonts and control sequences; must exceed string_vacancies by the total length of the program's own strings, which is currently about 30000.

--quiet
Suppress all output (except errors).

--save-size=n
Set the internal save_size to n. save_size is the amount of space for saving values outside of current group; must be at most 1073741823.

--shell-escape
Same as --enable-write18.

--silent
Same as --quiet.

--src-specials
Insert source file information into the DVI file.

--stack-size=n
Set the internal stack_size to n. stack_size is the maximum number of simultaneous input sources.

--string-vacancies=n
Set the internal string_vacancies to n. string_vacancies is the minimum number of characters that should be available for the user's control sequences and font names, after the program's own error messages are stored.

--tcx=name
--translate-file=name
Causes TeX to process the TCX table name.

--terminal=oem
Causes TeX to use the current DOS codepage (e.g. cp850) for console output.

--trace=traceflags
Set trace flags.

--trie-size=n
Set the internal trie_size to n. trie_size is the amount of space for hyphenation patterns; should be larger for INITEX (INIOMEGA, INIPDFTEX) than it is in production versions of the program.

--trie-op-size=n
Set the internal trie_op_size to n. trie_op_size is the amount of space for "opcodes" in the hyphenation patterns.

--try-gz
Try file.tex.gz if file.tex cannot be found.

--undump=name
Causes TeX to read the format file name.

--version
Print version information and exit.

--enable-write18
Enable the \\write18 construct (see section 5.6 Running Programs).


A.2 bibtex

BibTeX is a preprocessor for the LaTeX document-preparation system. It handles most of the formatting decisions required to produce a reference list, outputting a .bbl file; with this file LaTeX actually produces the reference list.

Synopsis

 
bibtex [option...] name

Reads the file `name.aux' and outputs the file `name.bbl'.

Options

--help
Shows a help screen and exits successfully.

--min-crossrefs=N
Sets the internal min_crossrefs parameter to N.

--version
Shows version information and exits successfully.

Documentation

See BibTeXing, available as file `btxdoc.dvi'.


A.3 dvicopy

dvicopy is a utility program that allows one to take a DVI file that references composite fonts (VF) and convert it into a DVI file that does not contain such references.

Synopsis

 
dvicopy [option...] old new

Converts DVI file old into new.

Options

--help
Shows a help screen and exits successfully.

--mag=MAG
Sets magnification to MAG.

--select=range
Selects a range of pages to be copied.

--version
Prints version information and exits successfully.


A.4 initexmf (MiKTeX Configuration Utility)

initexmf is the MiKTeX Configuration Utility.

Synopsis

 
initexmf [option...]

Options

--dump
Refresh all format files (*.base;*.efmt;*.fmt;*.mem).

--dump=program
Refresh the format files related to a specific program. program must be one of: elatex, etex, lambda, latex, metafont, metapost, omega, pdflatex, pdftex, tex.

--find-elatex-input FILE
Find e-LaTeX input file.

--find-etex-input FILE
Find e-TeX input file.

--find-executable FILE
Find a MiKTeX executable.

--find-lambda-input FILE
Find Lambda input file.

--find-latex-input FILE
Find LaTeX input file.

--find-metafont-input FILE
Find METAFONT input file.

--find-metapost-input FILE
Find MetaPost input file.

--find-omega-input FILE
Find Omega input file.

--find-other-executable FILE
Find an executable.

--find-pdflatex-input FILE
Find pdfLaTeX input file.

--find-pdftex-input FILE
Find pdfTeX input file.

--find-tex-input FILE
Find TeX input file.

--list-modes
List all known METAFONT modes.

--local-root root
Specify the local TEXMF root.

--mkpsres
Update the PostScript resource database `psres.dpr'. You can use this option in conjunction with --search (see below).

--mkpsres=`dir'
Add a new font directory to the PostScript resource database `psres.dpr'.

--personal
-p
Do not use a personal configuration file.

--personal=filename
-pfilename
Define the location of the personal configuration file.

--print-only
-n
Print what would be done. Nothing is changed.

--quiet
Suppress screen output.

--reconfigure
Reconfigure MiKTeX.

--report
Create a configuration report.

--root-directories dirlist
-r dirlist
Specify the list of TEXMF root directories.

--search
Search for PS resource files (requires --mkpsres).

--update-fndb
-u
Refresh the whole file name database.

--update-fndb=root
-uroot
Refresh the file name database for a specific TEXMF root.

--verbose
-v
Print information on what is being done.

--version
-V
Print the version number and exit.


A.5 mp (MetaPost)

MetaPost (installed as mp) reads a series of pictures specified in the MetaPost programming language, and outputs corresponding PostScript code.

Synopsis

 
mp [option...] [name[.mp]] [command...]
mp [option...] "&format" [command...]

Options

--c-style-errors
Show C/C++ style error messages. This switch implies \scrollmode.

--initialize
Initializes MetaPost's internal tables so that they can be dumped.

--help
Shows a short help screen and exits successfully.

--tex=texprogram
Uses texprogram instead of tex when compiling text labels. This flag overrides the environment variable TEX.

--version
Prints version information and exits successfully.

Aliases

inimp
Equivalent to `mp --ini'.
mpost
Equivalent to `mp'.
virmp
Equivalent to `mp'.

Environment Variables

TEX
Specifies the TeX compiler which should be used when compiling text labels.

Documentation

For a complete description of the MetaPost language, see AT&T technical report CSTR-162, available as the file `mpman.ps'.


A.6 omega

Omega is a 16-bit enhanced version of TeX.

Synposis

 
omega [option...] [name[.tex]] [command...]

Options

Omega supports the common compiler options (see section A.1 Common Compiler Options).

Aliases

iniomega
Equivalent to omega --ini.

viromega
Equivalent to omega.

lambda
Equivalent to omega "&lambda".

Documentation

For a complete description of Omega, see the Omega manual, available as the file `omega-manual.dvi'.


A.7 pdftex

pdfTeX is a special version of TeX that outputs PDF.

Synopsis

 
pdftex [option...] [name[.tex]] [command...]
pdftex [option...] "&format" [command...]

Options

Besides the common command-line switches (see section A.1 Common Compiler Options), pdfTeX supports these options:

--font-max=n
Sets the internal font_max to n. font_max is the maximum internal font number; must not exceed 5000.

Aliases

inipdftex
Equivalent to pdftex --ini.

virpdftex
Equivalent to pdftex.

pdflatex
Equivalent to pdftex "&pdflatex".

Documentation

For a complete description of pdfTeX, see the the pdfTeX User Manual, available as file `pdftexman.pdf'.


A.8 tex

tex is Donald Knuth's TeX compiler.

Synopsis

 
tex [option...] [name[.tex]] [command...]
tex [option...] "&format" [command...]

Options

Besides the common command-line switches (see section A.1 Common Compiler Options), tex supports the following options:

--font-max=n
Sets the internal font_max to n. font_max is the maximum internal font number; must not exceed 5000.

Aliases

latex
Equivalent to tex "&latex".

initex
Equivalent to tex --ini.

virtex

Equivalent to tex.

See Also

See section A.9 texify, for an alternative way to invoke TeX.

Documentation

For a complete description of TeX, see The TeXbook by Donald E. Knuth.


A.9 texify

texify runs Texinfo or LaTeX input files through TeX (pdfTeX) in turn until all cross-references are resolved, building all indices.

Synopsis

 
texify [option]... file...

The directory containing each file is searched for included files. The suffix of file is used to determine its language (LaTeX or Texinfo).

Makeinfo is used to perform Texinfo macro expansion before running TeX when needed.

Options

-@
Use @input instead of \input; for preloaded Texinfo.

-b
--batch
No interaction.

-c
--clean
Remove all auxiliary files.

-e
--expand
Force macro expansion using makeinfo.

-I dir
Search dir for input files.

-h
--help
Display this help and exit successfully.

-l lang
--language=lang
Specify the lang of file: latex or texinfo.

--max-iterations=n
Limits the number of iterations to prevent endless processing. The default for n is 5.

--mkidx-option=option
Pass option to the index generator.

-p
--pdf
Use pdfTeX or pdfLaTeX for processing.

-q
--quiet
No output unless errors (implies --batch).

--run-viewer
Run a viewer on the resulting DVI/PDF file.

-s
--silent
Same as --quiet.

-t cmd
--texinfo=cmd
Insert cmd after @setfilename in copy of input file. Multiple values accumulate.

--tex-option=option
Pass option to (La)(pdf)TeX.

-v
--version
Display version information and exit successfully.

--viewer-option=option
Pass option to the viewer.

Environment Variables

The values of the BIBTEX, LATEX (or PDFLATEX), MAKEINDEX, MAKEINFO, TEX (or PDFTEX), and TEXINDEX environment variables are used to run those commands, if they are set.

Aliases

texi2dvi
Equivalent to texify.


B. The MiKTeX Configuration File

This chapter describes the contents of the MiKTeX configuration file (miktex.ini).

B.1 Specifying search paths  How to specify search paths.
B.2 Contents of a MiKTeX Configuration File  What the MiKTeX configuration file contains.


B.1 Specifying search paths

Search paths are used by MiKTeX to find special files (such as TeX input files) within a comprehensive directory hierarchy.

A search path is a semicolon-separated list of directory paths. This list is traversed from left to right, i.e. the first directory is searched first.

In a directory path, the following character sequences have a special meaning:

%R
A placeholder for the list of TEXMF root directories.

//
A flag, which causes MiKTeX to search recursively.

Example

Assuming that C:\Program Files\MiKTeX;\\myserver\texmf is the list of TEXMF root directories, the search path .;%R\tex\latex//;%R\tex\generic// causes LaTeX to search its input files in the following locations:

  1. In the current directory (.).

  2. In the directory C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\latex and in all directories below it.

  3. In the directory \\myserver\texmf\tex\latex and in all directories below it.

  4. In the directory C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex\generic and in all directories below it

  5. In the directory \\myserver\texmf\tex\generic and in all directories below it.

Testing a new search path

You can use the configuration utility initexmf to test whether an input file can be found via the current search path. For example, the command

 
C:\> initexmf --find-latex-input a4.sty

searches for the LaTeX input file a4.sty. The full path name is printed if the file was found.


B.2 Contents of a MiKTeX Configuration File

A MiKTeX configuration file is divided into several named sections. Each section contains configuration settings for a specific application or feature.

B.2.1 [BibTeX]: BibTeX Configuration Settings  BibTeX related settings.
B.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings  Dvips related settings.
B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules  Graphics conversion rules.
B.2.4 [Magic]: Memory Settings for TeX & Friends  Memory related settings.
B.2.5 [MakeIndex]: MakeIndex Configuration Settings  MakeIndex related Settings.
B.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings  MakePK related settings.
B.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings  MakeTFM related settings.
B.2.8 [METAFONT]: METAFONT Configuration Settings  METAFONT related settings.
B.2.9 [MetaPost]: MetaPost Related Configuration Settings  MetaPost related settings.
B.2.10 [MiKTeX]: General Configuration Settings  General settings.
B.2.11 [Omega]: Omega Configuration Settings  Omega related settings.
B.2.12 [otp2ocp]: otp2ocp Configuration Settings  otp2ocp related settings.
B.2.13 [pdfTeX]: pdfTeX Configuration Settings  pdfTeX related settings.
B.2.14 [ps2pk]: ps2pk Configuration Settings  ps2pk related settings.
B.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings  TeX related settings.
B.2.16 [Yap]: Yap Configuration Settings  Yap related settings.


B.2.1 [BibTeX]: BibTeX Configuration Settings

The section [BibTeX] contains BibTeX related configuration settings.

Input Dirs
Search path (see section B.1 Specifying search paths) for BibTeX input files (both databases and style files).

min_crossrefs
Minimum number of cross-refs required for automatic cite_list inclusion.


B.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings

The section [Dvips] contains Dvips related configuration settings.

CONFIGPath
Where Dvips searches its configuration files (e.g. config.ps).

ENCPath
Where Dvips searches for .enc files.

GraphicsPath
Where Dvips searches for .eps files.

MAPPath
Where Dvips searches for .map files.

PSPath
Where Dvips searches for PS header files.


B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules

The section [Graphics] contains graphics conversion rules. Each rule has the syntax

 
.fromext.toext=commandline

fromext is the file name extension of the source file. toext is the file name extension of the destination file. commandline is the command-line which does the conversion. The command-line may include the following placeholders:

%i
The name of the input file.

%o
The name of the output file.

The standard MiKTeX configuration file contains the following rules:

 
.gif.bmp=giftopnm %i | ppmtobmp -windows > %o
.pcx.bmp=pcxtoppm %i | ppmtobmp -windows > %o
.png.bmp=pngtopnm %i | ppmtobmp -windows > %o
.tga.bmp=tgatoppm %i | ppmtobmp -windows > %o
.tif.bmp=tifftopnm %i | ppmtobmp -windows > %o
.tiff.bmp=tifftopnm %i | ppmtobmp -windows > %o


B.2.4 [Magic]: Memory Settings for TeX & Friends

The section [Magic] contains memory related configuration settings. The values are used by TeX, pdfTeX and Omega for the dynamic allocation of certain data structures.

Format-Independent Values

The following parameters can be changed at run time to extend or reduce TeX's capacity. They may have different values in INITEX and in production versions of TeX.

mem_min
Smallest index in TeX's internal mem array; must be 0 or more; must be equal to mem_bot in INITEX, otherwise <=mem_bot.

mem_max
Greatest index in TeX's internal mem array; must be strictly less than 1073741823.

buf_size
Maximum number of characters simultaneously present in current lines of open files and in control sequences between \csname and \endcsname; must not exceed 1073741823.

error_line
Width of context lines on terminal error messages.

half_error_line
Width of first lines of contexts in terminal error messages; should be between 30 and (error_line - 15).

max_print_line
Width of longest text lines output; should be at least 60.

stack_size
Maximum number of simultaneous input sources.

max_in_open
Maximum number of input files and error insertions that can be going on simultaneously.

font_max
Maximum internal font number; must not exceed 5000.

font_mem_size
Number of words of font_info for all fonts.

param_size
Maximum number of simultaneous macro parameters.

nest_size
Maximum number of semantic levels simultaneously active.

max_strings
Maximum number of strings; must not exceed 1073741823.

string_vacancies
The minimum number of characters that should be available for the user's control sequences and font names, after TeX's own error messages are stored.

pool_size
Maximum number of characters in strings, including all error messages and help texts, and the names of all fonts and control sequences; must exceed string_vacancies by the total length of TeX's own strings, which is currently about 23000.

save_size
Space for saving values outside of current group; must be at most 1073741823.

trie_size
Space for hyphenation patterns; should be larger for INITEX than it is in production versions of TeX.

trie_op_size
Space for "opcodes" in the hyphenation patterns.

Format-Dependent Values

Like the preceding parameters, the following quantities can be changed at run time to extend or reduce TeX's capacity. But if they are changed, it is necessary to rerun the initialization program INITEX to generate new tables for the production TeX program. One can't simply make helter-skelter changes to the following constants, since certain rather complex initialization numbers are computed from them.

mem_bot
Smallest index in the mem array dumped by INITEX; must not be less than mem_min.

mem_top
Largest index in the mem array dumped by INITEX; must be substantially larger than 0 and not greater than mem_max.


B.2.5 [MakeIndex]: MakeIndex Configuration Settings

The section [MakeIndex] contains MakeIndex related configuration settings.

INDEXSTYLE
Search path (see section B.1 Specifying search paths) for MakeIndex style files.


B.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings

The section [MakePK] contains configuration settings that are related to the auto-creation of packed raster fonts.

DestDir
The specification of a directory where newly created PK (Packed Raster Font) files are to be installed.

The specifiation may include special character sequences which will be replaced at search-time:

%m
The current METAFONT mode.

%d
The horizontal resolution (in dots per inch).

%s
The font supplier (e.g. public).

%t
The typeface name (e.g. cm).

Admin note: All MiKTeX users must have permission to create files in the specified directory.


B.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings

DestDir
Where new .tfm files are to be installed.

The specifiation may contain special character sequences which are replaced at search-time:

%s
The font supplier (e.g. public).

%t
The typeface name (e.g. cm).

Admin note: MiKTeX users must have permission to add files to the specified directory.


B.2.8 [METAFONT]: METAFONT Configuration Settings

The section [METAFONT] contains METAFONT related configuration settings.

Input Dirs
Search path (see section B.1 Specifying search paths) for METAFONT input files.


B.2.9 [MetaPost]: MetaPost Related Configuration Settings

The section [MetaPost] contains MetaPost related configuration settings.

Input Dirs
Where MetaPost searches for input files.


B.2.10 [MiKTeX]: General Configuration Settings

The section [MiKTeX] contains general configuration settings and search path specifications.

General Configuration Settings

Trace
This is a comma separated list of trace options:

notrace
Inhibits trace output to the console.

fndb
Traces the file name database.

filesearch
Traces the find-file machinery.

access
Traces file accesses.

process
Traces secondary processes.

tcx
Traces TCX tables.

error
Traces error conditions.

time
Traces execution time.

TraceFile
The name of the trace file.

Search Path Specifications

AFMPath
Used to locate Adobe font metric files (*.afm).

BASEPath
Used to locate METAFONT base files (*.base).

ENCPath
Used to locate *.enc files.

EXEPath
Used to locate executables.

FMTPath
Used to locate TeX format files (.fmt). Also used to locate e-TeX format files (.efmt).

GraphicsPath
Used to locate graphics files (*.eps;*.bmp;...).

MAPPath
Used to locate font map files (*.map).

MEMPath
Used to locate MetaPost memory files (.mem).

OFMPath
Used to locate Omega font metric files (*.ofm).

OVFPath
Used to locate Omega virtual fonts (*.ovf).

PKPath
Used to locate packed font raster files (*.pk).

PSPath
Used to locate PostScript header files (*.enc;*.map);

TCXPath
Used to locate character translation files (.tcx).

TFMPath
Used to locate TeX font metric files (*.tfm).

TTFPath
Used to locate TrueType fonts (*.ttc;*.ttf).

Type1Path
Used to locate Type1 fonts (*.pfa;*.pfb).

VFPath
Used to locate virtual fonts (*.vf).


B.2.11 [Omega]: Omega Configuration Settings

The section [Omega] contains Omega related configuration settings:

Input Dirs
The search path (see section B.1 Specifying search paths) for Omega input files.

OCPPath
Where Omega searches for OCP files.


B.2.12 [otp2ocp]: otp2ocp Configuration Settings

Input Dirs
Used by otp2ocp to locate OTP files (.otp).


B.2.13 [pdfTeX]: pdfTeX Configuration Settings

The section [pdfTeX] contains pdfTeX related configuration settings.

Input Dirs
Where pdfTeX searches for input files.

PSPath
Where pdfTeX searches for font mapping files.


B.2.14 [ps2pk]: ps2pk Configuration Settings

The section [ps2pk] contains configuration settings for the ps2pk utility:

PSResPath
Where ps2pk searches for PS resource files.


B.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings

The section [TeX] contains TeX-related configuration settings.

Editor
The command to be started when you press e in the error menu.

You can use the following placeholders:

%f
Will be replaced by the name of the input file that caused the error.

%h
Will be replaced by a help text.

%l
Will be replaced by the line number.

%m
Will be replaced by the error message.

%t
Will be replaced by the name of the transcript file.

For example, a suitable value for WinEdt would be `winedt %f -G(1,%l,0) -S(12,+1,0)'.

For NT Emacs, set Editor to `gnulientw -F +%l %f'.

Input Dirs
Used by TeX to locate input files.


B.2.16 [Yap]: Yap Configuration Settings

Input Dirs
Used by Yap to locate DVI files (*.dvi).


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%dB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
%fB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
%hB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
%lB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
%mB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
%mB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
%RB.1 Specifying search paths
%sB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
%sB.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings
%tB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
%tB.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings
%tB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings

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--additional-directory-trees3.1.1 Setup Options
--alias=nameA.1 Common Compiler Options
--allow-unattended-reboot3.1.1 Setup Options
--batchOptions
--buf-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--c-style-errorsA.1 Common Compiler Options
--c-style-errorsOptions
--clean6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
--cleanOptions
--dry-run3.1.1 Setup Options
--dumpOptions
--dump=programOptions
--enable-write18New Options
--enable-write18A.1 Common Compiler Options
--error-line=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--expandOptions
--find-elatex-input FILEOptions
--find-etex-input FILEOptions
--find-executable FILEOptions
--find-lambda-input FILEOptions
--find-latex-inputTesting a new search path
--find-latex-input FILEOptions
--find-metafont-input FILEOptions
--find-metapost-input FILEOptions
--find-omega-input FILEOptions
--find-other-executable FILEOptions
--find-pdflatex-input FILEOptions
--find-pdftex-input FILEOptions
--find-tex-input FILEOptions
--font-max=nOptions
--font-max=nOptions
--half-error-line=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--halt-on-errorA.1 Common Compiler Options
--help3.1.1 Setup Options
--helpA.1 Common Compiler Options
--helpOptions
--helpOptions
--helpOptions
--helpOptions
--include-directory=dirNew Options
--include-directory=dir5.4 Specifying Additional Input Directories
--include-directory=dirA.1 Common Compiler Options
--initializeA.1 Common Compiler Options
--initializeOptions
--installation-directory3.1.1 Setup Options
--interaction=modeA.1 Common Compiler Options
--job-name=nameA.1 Common Compiler Options
--job-time=filenameA.1 Common Compiler Options
--language=langOptions
--list-modesOptions
--local-directory3.1.1 Setup Options
--local-root rootOptions
--mag=MAGOptions
--max-in-open=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--max-iterations=nTexify Changes
--max-iterations=nOptions
--max-print-line=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--max-strings=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--mem-bot=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--mem-max=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--mem-min=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--mem-top=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--min-crossrefs=NOptions
--mkidx-option=optionOptions
--mkpsres4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
--mkpsres4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories
--mkpsresOptions
--mkpsres=`dir'Options
--nest-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--no-additional-directory-trees3.1.1 Setup Options
--no-local-directory3.1.1 Setup Options
--output-directory=dirNew Options
--output-directory=dir5.5 Specifying the Output Directory
--output-directory=dirA.1 Common Compiler Options
--param-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--pdfOptions
--personalOptions
--personal=filenameOptions
--pool-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--print-onlyOptions
--program-folder3.1.1 Setup Options
--quiet5.1 Suppressing Screen Output
--quietA.1 Common Compiler Options
--quietOptions
--quietOptions
--reconfigureOptions
--reportOptions
--root-directories dirlistOptions
--run-viewer6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
--run-viewerOptions
--save-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--search4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories
--searchOptions
--select=rangeOptions
--shell-escapeA.1 Common Compiler Options
--silentA.1 Common Compiler Options
--silentOptions
--srcHow to insert source specials
--src-specialsA.1 Common Compiler Options
--stack-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--string-vacancies=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--tcx=nameA.1 Common Compiler Options
--terminal=modeA.1 Common Compiler Options
--tex-option=option6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
--tex-option=optionOptions
--tex=texprogramOptions
--texinfo=cmdOptions
--trace=traceflagsA.1 Common Compiler Options
--translate-file=nameA.1 Common Compiler Options
--trie-op-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--trie-size=nA.1 Common Compiler Options
--try-gzA.1 Common Compiler Options
--unattended3.1.1 Setup Options
--undump=nameA.1 Common Compiler Options
--update-fndbOptions
--update-fndb=rootOptions
--verboseOptions
--versionA.1 Common Compiler Options
--versionOptions
--versionOptions
--versionOptions
--versionOptions
--versionOptions
--viewer-option=option6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
--viewer-option=optionOptions
-16. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
-@Options
-bOptions
-cOptions
-eOptions
-hOptions
-I dirOptions
-l langOptions
-nOptions
-pOptions
-pOptions
-pfilenameOptions
-qOptions
-r dirlistOptions
-s6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
-sOptions
-t cmdOptions
-uOptions
-urootOptions
-vOptions
-VOptions
-vOptions

.
.tcx character translation files5.7 TCX files: Character translations

/
//B.1 Specifying search paths

8
8-bit characters5.7 TCX files: Character translations

\
\write18New Options

^
^^ notation, avoiding5.7 TCX files: Character translations

A
accented character5.7 TCX files: Character translations
Acrobat ReaderOther Packages
Acrobat Reader4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories
adding files to the TEXMF tree4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database
adding files to the TEXMF tree4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
AFM (Adobe Font Metric) files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
AFMPathSearch Path Specifications
auxiliary files, removing6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
auxiliary files, removingOptions

B
BASEPathSearch Path Specifications
BIBTEXEnvironment Variables
blank lines, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
BMP (Windows Bitmap)1.1 MiKTeX Features
BMP (Windows Bitmap)B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
buf_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
buf_sizeFormat-Independent Values

C
character codes, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
character translation files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
codepageA.1 Common Compiler Options
color specials1.1 MiKTeX Features
comments, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
compressed input files1.1 MiKTeX Features
compressed input filesA.1 Common Compiler Options
config.psB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
CONFIGPathB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
configuration report, creating aOptions
Cork encoding and ISO input5.7 TCX files: Character translations
cp850A.1 Common Compiler Options
CTANMiKTeX

D
decimal character codes, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
DestDirB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
DestDirB.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings
disk space, required3.1 Running Setup Wizard
double-page viewYap Changes
dpres.dpr4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
DVI files, search path forB.2.16 [Yap]: Yap Configuration Settings
Dvips, configuringB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings

E
Edit-TeX-View-Edit cycleWhat are source specials?
EditorB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
EEPICYap Changes
EmacsB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
ENCPathB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
ENCPathSearch Path Specifications
error messages, C-style5.1 Suppressing Screen Output
error messages, C-styleA.1 Common Compiler Options
error messages, C-styleOptions
error messages, length ofA.1 Common Compiler Options
error messages, length ofFormat-Independent Values
error_lineA.1 Common Compiler Options
error_lineFormat-Independent Values
execution time, tracingGeneral Configuration Settings
EXEPathSearch Path Specifications

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FAQ, MiKTeX1.5 Documentation
features, MiKTeX1.1 MiKTeX Features
features, MiKTeX5. Non-standard TeX Features
file accesses, tracingGeneral Configuration Settings
file name database, refreshing theOptions
file name databes, tracing theGeneral Configuration Settings
file search, tracingGeneral Configuration Settings
FMTPathSearch Path Specifications
FNDB (file name database)4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database
font character code, translating5.7 TCX files: Character translations
font directories, adding4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories
font mapping files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
font supplierB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
font_maxOptions
font_maxOptions
font_maxFormat-Independent Values
font_mem_sizeFormat-Independent Values
format files, search path forSearch Path Specifications

G
GhostscriptOther Packages
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
graphics, search path forSearch Path Specifications
GraphicsPathB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
GraphicsPathSearch Path Specifications

H
half_error_lineA.1 Common Compiler Options
half_error_lineFormat-Independent Values
hex character codes, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
HyperTeX specials1.1 MiKTeX Features
hyphenation patterns, controling loading of4.4 Selecting Hyphenation Rules
hyphenation patterns, space forFormat-Independent Values

I
il1-t1.tcx5.7 TCX files: Character translations
il2-t1.tcx5.7 TCX files: Character translations
INDEXSTYLEB.2.5 [MakeIndex]: MakeIndex Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.1 [BibTeX]: BibTeX Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.8 [METAFONT]: METAFONT Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.9 [MetaPost]: MetaPost Related Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.11 [Omega]: Omega Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.12 [otp2ocp]: otp2ocp Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.13 [pdfTeX]: pdfTeX Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
Input DirsB.2.16 [Yap]: Yap Configuration Settings
installation folder3.1 Running Setup Wizard
installation folder3.3 The TEXMF Folder Hierarchy
installation folder3.3.1 Installation Folder
installation folder4.1 Managing TEXMF Folder Hierarchies
interaction mode, setting TeX'sA.1 Common Compiler Options
international characters5.7 TCX files: Character translations

J
job nameA.1 Common Compiler Options

K
keyboard character code, translating5.7 TCX files: Character translations
Knuth, Donald E.5. Non-standard TeX Features
Knuth, Donald E.A.8 tex

L
language.dat4.4 Selecting Hyphenation Rules
LATEXEnvironment Variables
local folder3.1 Running Setup Wizard
local TEXMF folder3.3 The TEXMF Folder Hierarchy
local TEXMF folder3.3.2 Local TEXMF Folder
local TEXMF folder4.1 Managing TEXMF Folder Hierarchies
log files, Setup Wizard3.3.1 Installation Folder
long file names1.1 MiKTeX Features
long file names, quoting of5.3 Quoted File Names

M
mailing list, MiKTeXMiKTeX Mailing List
MAKEINDEXEnvironment Variables
MAKEINFOEnvironment Variables
MAPPathB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
MAPPathSearch Path Specifications
max_in_openA.1 Common Compiler Options
max_in_openFormat-Independent Values
max_print_lineA.1 Common Compiler Options
max_print_lineFormat-Independent Values
max_stringsA.1 Common Compiler Options
max_stringsFormat-Independent Values
Mekeindex, configuringB.2.5 [MakeIndex]: MakeIndex Configuration Settings
mem_botA.1 Common Compiler Options
mem_botFormat-Dependent Values
mem_maxA.1 Common Compiler Options
mem_maxFormat-Independent Values
mem_minA.1 Common Compiler Options
mem_minFormat-Independent Values
mem_topA.1 Common Compiler Options
mem_topFormat-Dependent Values
memory allocation, dynamicB.2.4 [Magic]: Memory Settings for TeX & Friends
MEMPathSearch Path Specifications
METAFONTB.2.8 [METAFONT]: METAFONT Configuration Settings
METAFONT base files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
METAFONT modeB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
MetaPostA.5 mp (MetaPost)
MetaPostB.2.9 [MetaPost]: MetaPost Related Configuration Settings
MiKTeX Compiler Driver6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
MiKTeX Compiler DriverA.9 texify
miktex.ini3.3.1 Installation Folder
miktex.map3.3.1 Installation Folder
min_crossrefsOptions
min_crossrefsB.2.1 [BibTeX]: BibTeX Configuration Settings

N
nest_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
nest_sizeFormat-Independent Values
network installation1.1 MiKTeX Features

O
OCPPathB.2.11 [Omega]: Omega Configuration Settings
octal character codes, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
OEM modeA.1 Common Compiler Options
OFMPAthSearch Path Specifications
Omega, configuringB.2.11 [Omega]: Omega Configuration Settings
output directory5.5 Specifying the Output Directory
output file, setting name ofA.1 Common Compiler Options
OVFPathSearch Path Specifications

P
param_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
param_sizeFormat-Independent Values
PCXB.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
PDF, creating6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
PDF, creatingA.7 pdftex
PDF, creatingA.9 texify
PDFLATEXEnvironment Variables
PDFTEXEnvironment Variables
pdfTeX, configuringB.2.13 [pdfTeX]: pdfTeX Configuration Settings
PerlOther Packages
PK (Packed Raster Font)B.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
PK files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
PKPathSearch Path Specifications
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
pool_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
pool_sizeFormat-Independent Values
PostScrip resource database, maintaining the4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
PostScriptOther Packages
PostScript header files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
printable characters, specifying5.7 TCX files: Character translations
processes, tracingGeneral Configuration Settings
Project Page, MiKTeX1.3 The MiKTeX Project Page
PSPathB.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
PSPathSearch Path Specifications
PSPathB.2.13 [pdfTeX]: pdfTeX Configuration Settings
PSres (PostScript resource database)4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
PSResPathB.2.14 [ps2pk]: ps2pk Configuration Settings

Q
quoted file names5.3 Quoted File Names

R
Registry3.4 Removing MiKTeX
removing files from the TEXMF tree4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database
removing files from the TEXMF tree4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
resolutionB.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings

S
save_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
save_sizeFormat-Independent Values
screen output, suppressing5.1 Suppressing Screen Output
screen output, suppressingA.1 Common Compiler Options
screen output, suppressingOptions
screen output, suppressingOptions
screen output, witdh ofFormat-Independent Values
search paths, specifyingB.1 Specifying search paths
Setup Wizard3.1 Running Setup Wizard
setupwiz.opt3.1.1 Setup Options
source specials1.1 MiKTeX Features
source specials1.1 MiKTeX Features
source specialsWhat are source specials?
source specials, insertingHow to insert source specials
source specials, insertingA.1 Common Compiler Options
spaces in file names5.3 Quoted File Names
stack_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
stack_sizeFormat-Independent Values
start menu, Windows3.2 Items in the Start Menu
string_vacanciesA.1 Common Compiler Options
string_vacanciesFormat-Independent Values

T
T1 encoding and ISO input5.7 TCX files: Character translations
TCX (character translation)1.1 MiKTeX Features
TCX character translation files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
TCX files, processingA.1 Common Compiler Options
TCX files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
TCX files, syntax of5.7 TCX files: Character translations
TCX files, tracingGeneral Configuration Settings
TCXPathSearch Path Specifications
TCXPath, search path for TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
TDS (TeX directory structure)1.1 MiKTeX Features
TDS (TeX folder hierarchy)3.3 The TEXMF Folder Hierarchy
terminal mode, settingA.1 Common Compiler Options
TEXEnvironment Variables
TEXEnvironment Variables
TeX input files, search path forB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
TeX, configuringB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
TEXINDEXEnvironment Variables
TexinfoA.9 texify
TeXLive3.1 Running Setup Wizard
TFM (TeX Font Metrics)B.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings
TFM files, search path forSearch Path Specifications
TFMPathSearch Path Specifications
TGA (TrueVision Targa)B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
Tips & Tricks, MiKTeX1.5 Documentation
tpicYap Changes
TraceGeneral Configuration Settings
TraceFileGeneral Configuration Settings
tracingA.1 Common Compiler Options
tracingGeneral Configuration Settings
trie_op_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
trie_op_sizeFormat-Independent Values
trie_sizeA.1 Common Compiler Options
trie_sizeFormat-Independent Values
TrueType fonts, search path forSearch Path Specifications
TTFPathSearch Path Specifications
Type1 fonts, search path forSearch Path Specifications
Type1PathSearch Path Specifications

U
UNC (Universal Naming Code)1.1 MiKTeX Features
uninstalling MiKTeX3.4 Removing MiKTeX

V
VFPathSearch Path Specifications
virtual fonts, search path forSearch Path Specifications

W
whitespace, in TCX files5.7 TCX files: Character translations
Windows NT3.1 Running Setup Wizard
WinEdtOther Packages
WinEdtB.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
WMF (Windows Metafile)1.1 MiKTeX Features

Y
Yap, configuringB.2.16 [Yap]: Yap Configuration Settings

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Table of Contents

1. What is MiKTeX?
1.1 MiKTeX Features
1.2 How to get MiKTeX
1.3 The MiKTeX Project Page
1.4 The MiKTeX Mailing List
1.5 Documentation
2. What's new in MiKTeX 2.0?
3. Installing MiKTeX
3.1 Running Setup Wizard
3.1.1 Setup Options
3.2 Items in the Start Menu
3.3 The TEXMF Folder Hierarchy
3.3.1 Installation Folder
3.3.2 Local TEXMF Folder
3.4 Removing MiKTeX
4. Configuring MiKTeX
4.1 Managing TEXMF Folder Hierarchies
4.2 Refreshing the File Name Database
4.3 Managing Format Files
4.3.1 Building Format Files
4.3.2 Defining New Format Files
4.4 Selecting Hyphenation Rules
4.5 Expert Topics
4.5.1 Maintaining the PostScript resource database
4.5.1.1 Incorporating External Font Directories
5. Non-standard TeX Features
5.1 Suppressing Screen Output
5.2 Auto-insertion of Source Specials
5.3 Quoted File Names
5.4 Specifying Additional Input Directories
5.5 Specifying the Output Directory
5.6 Running Programs
5.7 TCX files: Character translations
6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
A. Manual Pages
A.1 Common Compiler Options
A.2 bibtex
A.3 dvicopy
A.4 initexmf (MiKTeX Configuration Utility)
A.5 mp (MetaPost)
A.6 omega
A.7 pdftex
A.8 tex
A.9 texify
B. The MiKTeX Configuration File
B.1 Specifying search paths
B.2 Contents of a MiKTeX Configuration File
B.2.1 [BibTeX]: BibTeX Configuration Settings
B.2.2 [Dvips]: Dvips Configuration Settings
B.2.3 [Graphics]: Graphics Conversion Rules
B.2.4 [Magic]: Memory Settings for TeX & Friends
B.2.5 [MakeIndex]: MakeIndex Configuration Settings
B.2.6 [MakePK]: MakePK Configuration Settings
B.2.7 [MakeTFM]: MakeTFM Configuration Settings
B.2.8 [METAFONT]: METAFONT Configuration Settings
B.2.9 [MetaPost]: MetaPost Related Configuration Settings
B.2.10 [MiKTeX]: General Configuration Settings
B.2.11 [Omega]: Omega Configuration Settings
B.2.12 [otp2ocp]: otp2ocp Configuration Settings
B.2.13 [pdfTeX]: pdfTeX Configuration Settings
B.2.14 [ps2pk]: ps2pk Configuration Settings
B.2.15 [TeX]: TeX Configuration Settings
B.2.16 [Yap]: Yap Configuration Settings
C. Index

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1. What is MiKTeX?
2. What's new in MiKTeX 2.0?
3. Installing MiKTeX
4. Configuring MiKTeX
5. Non-standard TeX Features
6. TeXify: The MiKTeX Compiler Driver
A. Manual Pages
B. The MiKTeX Configuration File
C. Index

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