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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2019-11-17 17:05:39 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2019-11-17 17:05:39 +0000 |
commit | fb86552bbda96c8dc252a08c2cfee23497f8b81d (patch) | |
tree | adac4475a92f048a802f82f87044b78d9e55e16d /Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/luatex.1 | |
parent | 67a8f35d803320fb317eb344f0b4e81f10111b28 (diff) |
split luahbtex to its own package; update man pages
git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@52830 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/luatex.1 b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/luatex.1 index 3f577e543db..169b12cf0e6 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/luatex.1 +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/man/man1/luatex.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH LUATEX 1 "27 May 2018" "Web2C 2019" +.TH LUATEX 1 "17 November 2019" "Web2C 2019" .\"===================================================================== .if n .ds MF Metafont .if t .ds MF Metafont @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ .if t .ds WB W\s-2EB\s0 .\"===================================================================== .SH NAME -luatex, dviluatex, luajittex, texlua, texluac \- An extended version of pdfTeX using Lua as -an embedded scripting language +luatex, dviluatex, luahbtex, luajittex, texlua, texluac \- An extended version of TeX using Lua as an embedded scripting language .\"===================================================================== .SH SYNOPSIS .B luatex @@ -50,26 +49,32 @@ remaining arguments are processed as above. If no arguments or options are specified, prompt for input. -If called as \fBtexlua\fR it acts as lua interpreter. -If called as \fBtexluac\fR it acts as lua bytecode compiler. +If called as \fBtexlua\fR it acts as a Lua interpreter. +If called as \fBtexluac\fR it acts as a Lua bytecode compiler. -Lua\*(TX is an extended version of pdf\*(TX with Unicode and OpenType +Lua\*(TX began as an extended version of pdf\*(TX with Unicode and OpenType font support, embedded \fBLua\fR scripting language, the \fBe-\*(TX\fR -and \fBOmega\fR extensions, as well as integrated MetaPost engine, that +and \fBOmega\fR extensions, as well as an integrated MetaPost engine, that can create \fIPDF\fR files as well as \fIDVI\fR files. -For more information about luatex, see http://www.luatex.org, you can -read Lua\*(TX manual using texdoc utility (\fBtexdoc luatex\fR). +For more information about luatex, see http://www.luatex.org; and you can +read the Lua\*(TX manual using the texdoc utility (\fBtexdoc luatex\fR). -All Lua\*(TX text input and output is considered to be Unicode text. +All Lua\*(TX text input and output is considered to be Unicode text, +although various filters make it possible to support any encoding. -In \fIDVI\fR mode, lua\*(TX can be used as a complete replacement for +In \fIDVI\fR mode, Lua\*(TX can be used as a complete replacement for the \*(TX engine. -In \fIPDF\fR mode, lua\*(TX can natively handle the \fIPDF\fR, \fIJPG\fR, -\fIJBIG2\fR, and \fIPNG\fR graphics formats. lua\*(TX cannot include +In \fIPDF\fR mode, Lua\*(TX can natively handle the \fIPDF\fR, \fIJPG\fR, +\fIJBIG2\fR, and \fIPNG\fR graphics formats. Lua\*(TX cannot include PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphics files; first convert them to PDF using \fBepstopdf\fR (1). +The luajittex variant includes the Lua just-in-time compiler. + +The luahbtex variant can use the HarfBuzz engine for glyph shaping, +instead of Lua\*(TX's built-in shaper. + .\"===================================================================== .SH "OPTIONS" When the Lua\*(TX executable starts, it looks for the \fB\-\-lua\fR |