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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH TEX 1 "6 December 2006" "Web2C 2009"
+.TH TEX 1 "14 May 2010" "Web2C 2010/pretest"
.\"=====================================================================
.if n .ds MF Metafont
.if t .ds MF M\s-2ETAFONT\s0
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ tex, virtex, initex \- text formatting and typesetting
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tex
.RI [ options ]
-[\fB&\fR \fIformat\fR ]
-[ \fIfile\fR | \fB\e\fR \fIcommands\fR ]
+.RI [ \fB&\fPformat ]
+.RI [ file | \fB\e\fPcommands ]
.\"=====================================================================
.SH DESCRIPTION
Run the \*(TX typesetter on
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ With a
.BI & format
argument \*(TX uses a different set of precompiled commands,
contained in
-.IR format.fmt ;
+.IR format\fB.fmt\fP ;
it is usually better to use the
.B -fmt
.I format
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ expanded, not taken as part of the filename. Other programs, such as
\*(MF, do not have this problem.
.PP
.TP
-TEXMFOUTPUT
+.B TEXMFOUTPUT
Normally, \*(TX puts its output files in the current directory. If
any output file cannot be opened there, it tries to open it in the
directory specified in the environment variable TEXMFOUTPUT.
@@ -424,35 +424,38 @@ the value
.I /tmp/paper.log
(and
.IR /tmp/paper.dvi ,
-if any output is produced.)
+if any output is produced.) TEXMFOUTPUT is also checked for input
+files, as \*(TX often generates files that need to be subsequently
+read; for input, no suffixes (such as ``.tex'') are added by default,
+the input name is simply checked as given.
.TP
-TEXINPUTS
+.B TEXINPUTS
Search path for
.I \einput
and
.I \eopenin
files.
-This should probably start with ``.'', so
+This probably start with ``.'', so
that user files are found before system files. An empty path
component will be replaced with the paths defined in the
.I texmf.cnf
-file. For example, set TEXINPUTS to ".:/home/usr/tex:" to prepend the
+file. For example, set TEXINPUTS to ".:/home/user/tex:" to prepend the
current directory and ``/home/user/tex'' to the standard search path.
.TP
-TEXFORMATS
+.B TEXFORMATS
Search path for format files.
.TP
-TEXPOOL
+.B TEXPOOL
search path for
.B tex
internal strings.
.TP
-TEXEDIT
+.B TEXEDIT
Command template for switching to editor. The default, usually
.BR vi ,
is set when \*(TX is compiled.
.TP
-TFMFONTS
+.B TFMFONTS
Search path for font metric
.RI ( .tfm )
files.