mptopdf − convert MetaPost to PDF |
mptopdf FILE [ ... ] |
mptopdf can convert MetaPost-generated EPS files to PDF, or it can process a MetaPost source file directly (see mpost(1)) and convert the generated EPS files to PDF. |
All switches are specified in full here but can be abbreviated to the shortest unique prefix. Thus, --metaf works the same as --metafun. |
--help |
Print a terse help message. |
--metafun |
Use the metafun pre-compiled format to process the MetaPost source file. You usually don’t need this option, since metafun input is usually produced and processed as part of a texexec(1) run. Needs the --rawmp switch to take effect. |
--rawmp |
Process the source file with mpost(1) directly, rather than with texexec(1). This option is needed if you want to specify --metafun. |
--latex |
Typeseting labels using latex(1) rather than plain tex(1). |
To convert manfig.20 to manfig-20.pdf: |
mptopdf manfig.20 You can convert more than one EPS file at once: mptopdf manfig.20 otherfig.17 finalfig.8 Or you can give mptopdf(1) a pattern that it will expand: mptopdf ’manfig.*’ Note the single quotes to protect the * from the shell. Of course, usually you can let the shell do the wildcard expansion and therefore leave off the quotes. To convert figs.mp to figs-1.pdf, figs-2.pdf, ... mptopdf figs.mp If the labels are typeset with latex(1): mptopdf --latex figs.mp |
tex(1), latex(1), mpost(1), pdftex(1), texexec(1). |
mptopdf(1) is part of the ConTeXt system by Hans Hagen et al, which is available from PRAGMA ADE. This manpage was written by Sanjoy Mahajan <sanjoy@mit.edu> and is in the public domain. |