xetex — Unicode-based TeX engine
xetex [option...] [[file] | [\command...]]
Run the XeTeX typesetter on file,
usually creating file.pdf. If the file argument
has no extension, .tex will be appended to
it. Instead of a file name, a set of XeTeX commands can be given,
the first of which must start with a backslash.
XeTeX has simple font installation; it can use any installed fonts in the operating system without configuring TeX font metric. As a result, XeTeX can access font features such as special ligatures and variable font weights.
--alias=appPretend to be app, i.e.,
set program (and memory dump) name to app.
This may affect the search paths and other values used. Using this
option is equivalent to copying the executable file to
and invoking
app.exe.app.exe
--aux-directory=dirSet the directory dir to which
auxiliary files are written. Also look for input files in dir first, before along the normal search path.
--buf-size=nSet the the maximum number of characters simultaneously present in current lines of open files and in control sequences between \csname and \endcsname. TeX uses the buffer to contain input lines, but macro expansion works by writing material into the buffer and reparsing the line. As a consequence, certain constructs require the buffer to be very large, even though most documents can be handled with a small value.
--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. This option implies \scrollmode.
--disable-installerDisable automatic installation of missing packages. Specifying this option overwrites the global configuration setting in MiKTeX Options (see the section called “Automatic Package Installation”).
--disable-pipes--disable-write18Disable the
\write18{command}
construct.
--dont-parse-first-lineDisable checking whether the first line of the main input file starts with %&.
--enable-etexEnable eTeX extensions.
--enable-installerEnable automatic installation of missing packages. Specifying this option overwrites the global configuration setting in MiKTeX Options (see the section called “Automatic Package Installation”).
--enable-mltexEnable MLTeX extensions such as \charsubdef.
--enable-pipes--enable-write18Enable the
\write18{command}
construct. It is disabled by default to avoid security problems.
When enabled, the command (which undergoes the usual
TeX expansions) is passed to the command interpreter.
The output of the command is not diverted anywhere, so it will not appear
in the log file. The command execution either happens at
\output time or right away, according to the
absence or presence of the \immediate
prefix.
--error-line=n--extra-mem-bot=nSet the extra size (in memory words) for large data structures like boxes, glue, breakpoints, et al. Relevant only after the memory dump file has been read.
--extra-mem-top=nSet the extra size (in memory words) for chars, tokens, et al. Relevant only after the memory dump file has been read.
--font-max=n--font-mem-size=n--half-error-line=nSet the width of first lines of contexts in terminal error messages.
--halt-on-error--helpGive help and exit.
--include-directory=dir--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.
--job-time=fileSet the time-stamp of all output files equal to
file's time-stamp.
--main-memory=nChange the total size (in memory words) of the main memory array. Relevant only while creating memory dump files.
--max-in-open=nSet the maximum number of input files and error insertions that can be going on simultaneously.
--max-print-line=nSet the
width of longest text lines output; should be at least
60.
--max-strings=n--nest-size=nSet the maximum number of semantic levels simultaneously active.
--no-c-style-errors--no-pdfGenerate XDV (extended DVI) output rather than PDF
--output-directory=dirCreate output files in dir.
This implies --include-directory=.dir
--output-driver=cmdUse cmd as the
XDV-to-PDF driver instead of xdvipdfmx.
--papersize=stringSet PDF media size to string.
--param-size=nSet the the maximum number of simultaneous macro parameters.
--parse-first-lineCheck whether the first line of the main input file starts with %&, and parse if it does. This can be used to specify extra command-line options.
--pool-size=nSet the maximum number of characters in strings, including all error messages and help texts, and the names of all fonts and control sequences.
--quietSuppress all output, except errors.
--record-package-usages=file--recorderEnable the file name recorder.
This leaves a trace of the files opened for input and output in a file
with the extension .fls.
--save-size=nSet the the amount of space for saving values outside of current group.
--src-specialsEmbed source file information (source specials) in the DVI file.
--stack-size=n--string-vacancies=nSet the minimum
number of characters that should be available for the
user's control sequences and font names, after the
compiler's own error messages are stored.
Must be at least
25000 less than pool_size,
but doesn't need to be nearly that large.
--synctex=n--time-statistics--trace[=tracestreams]Enable trace messages.
The tracestreams argument, if speciefied, is a
comma-separated list of trace
stream names (Chapter 9, Trace Streams).
--trie-size=n--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.