Name

findtexmf — find MiKTeX files

Synopsis

findtexmf [option...] file...

Description

findtexmf can be used to find MiKTeX related files. When the -file-type option is not given, the search path used when looking for a file is inferred from the name given, by looking for a known extension. If no known extension is found, the search path for TeX source files is used.

Options

--alias=app

Pretend to be app when finding files.

--help

Give help and exit.

--file-type=filetype

Use the specified file type (see below).

--must-exist

Install missing packages, if necessary.

--show-path=filetype

Output search path for the specified file type (see below).

--start

Start the associated program, if the file was found.

--version

Show version information and exit.

File Types

  afm (.afm)
  base (.base)
  bib (.bib)
  bst (.bst)
  dvi (.dvi)
  enc (.enc)
  exe (.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.PSC1)
  fmt (.fmt;.efmt)
  hbf (.hbf)
  graphic/figure (.eps;.epsi;.png)
  ist (.ist)
  map (.map)
  mem (.mem)
  mf (.mf)
  mfpool (.pool)
  mp (.mp)
  mppool (.pool)
  ocp (.ocp)
  ofm (.ofm;.tfm)
  otp (.otp)
  ovf (.ovf)
  ovp (.ovp)
  perlscript (.pl)
  PostScript header (.pro;.enc)
  tcx (.tcx)
  tex (.tex)
  texpool (.pool)
  TeX system documentation (.chm;.dvi;.html.txt;.pdf;.ps)
  tfm (.tfm)
  truetype fonts (.ttf;.ttc)
  type1 fonts (.pfb;.pfa)
  vf (.vf)
  texmfscripts (.lua;.pl;.py;.rb)
  Windows command script file (.bat;.cmd)