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MIKTEX(1) User Commands MIKTEX(1) NAME miktex - One MiKTeX Utility SYNOPSIS miktex [common-option...] topic command [command-option-or-parameter...] DESCRIPTION miktex is the utility to configure and maintain a MiKTeX installation. USER MODE VS. ADMINISTRATOR MODE This utility can be run in two modes: User mode (default) MiKTeX operates on user-scoped configuration and data files. Administrator mode Only system-wide MiKTeX configuration and data files are modified, as- suming that the MiKTeX setup is shared by all users. The utility must be run with administrator privileges. By default, the utility runs in user mode. You can turn on administrator mode with the --admin option. For example, if you want to update the sys- tem-wide file name database, you invoke the utility as follows: > miktex --admin fndb refresh COMMON OPTIONS --admin Run in administrator mode: * Operate on the system-wide MiKTeX configuration data store. * Install packages for all users. Using this option requires a shared MiKTeX setup, i.e., MiKTeX must have been set up for all users. The program must be run with adminis- trator privileges. --disable-installer Disable automatic installation of packages. Specifying this option overrules settings in the MiKTeX configuration data store. --enable-installer Enable automatic installation of packages. Specifying this option overrules settings in the MiKTeX configuration data store. --quiet Suppress screen output. --verbose Increase the verbosity level. --version Print the version number and exit. TOPICS miktex-filesystem(1) Commands for watching the file system. miktex-filetypes(1) Commands for managing Windows file types. miktex-fndb(1) Commands for managing the MiKTeX file name database. miktex-fontmaps(1) Commands for managing PDF/PostScript font maps. miktex-formats(1) Commands for managing TeX formats and METAFONT bases. miktex-languages(1) Commands for managing LaTeX language definitions. miktex-links(1) Commands for managing links from scripts and formats to executables. miktex-packages(1) Commands for managing MiKTeX packages. miktex-repositories(1) Commands for managing MiKTeX package repositories. SEE ALSO miktex.ini(5) MiKTeX 25.4 April 18, 2025 MIKTEX(1)
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