FINDTEXMF(1)

NAME
findtexmf - search files in MiKTeX directories

SYNOPSIS

findtexmf [option...] file...

DESCRIPTION

findtexmf can be used to find files in the MiKTeX directories. 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=name
    Pretend to be name when finding files.

--help
    Give help and exit.

--file-type=filetype
    Use the specified file type (see below).

--list-file-types
    Print known file types.

--must-exist
    Allow installation of a packacke, if a file should exist because it is a part of the package.

--show-path=filetype
    Print the search path for the specified file type (see below).

--start
    Start the associated program, if the file was found.

--the-name-of-the-game=name
    Set the name of the engine. Relevant when searching for format files.

--version
    Show version information and exit.

FILE TYPES

      afm (.afm)
      base (.base)
      bib (.bib)
      bst (.bst)
      cid maps (.cid:.cidmap)
      clua (.dll:.so)
      cweb (.w)
      dvi (.dvi)
      enc (.enc)
      executables ()
      font feature files (.fea)
      fmt (.fmt)
      hbf (.hbf)
      graphic/figure (.eps:.epsi:.png)
      gf (.gf)
      ist (.ist)
      lig files (.lig)
      lua (.lua:.luatex:.luc:.luctex:.texlua:.texluc:.tlu)
      map (.map)
      mem (.mem)
      mf (.mf)
      mfpool (.pool)
      mft (.mft)
      mlbib (.mlbib:.bib)
      mlbst (.bst)
      mp (.mp)
      mppool (.pool)
      ocp (.ocp)
      ofm (.ofm:.tfm)
      opl (.opl)
      opentype fonts (.otf)
      otp (.otp)
      ovf (.ovf)
      ovp (.ovp)
      pk (.pk)
      PostScript header (.pro:.enc)
      subfont definition files (.sfd)
      tcx (.tcx)
      tex (.tex)
      texpool (.pool)
      TeX system documentation (.pdf:.html:.md:.txt:.ps:.dvi)
      tfm (.tfm)
      truetype fonts (.ttf:.ttc)
      type1 fonts (.pfb:.pfa)
      type42 fonts (.t42:.T42)
      vf (.vf)
      web (.web)