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NAME

       mptopdf - convert MetaPost to PDF

SYNOPSIS

       mptopdf FILE [ ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

       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.

OPTIONS

       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).

USAGE

       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

SEE ALSO

       ·      tex(1), latex(1), mpost(1), texexec(1).

       ·      ConTeXt wiki 〈http://www.contextgarden.net〉.

AUTHOR

       mptopdf(1)  is  part  of  the ConTeXt package available from PRAGMA ADE
       〈http://www.pragma-ade.com/dir/general/manuals/〉.   This  manpage   was
       written by Sanjoy Mahajan <sanjoy@mit.edu> and is in the public domain.