xetex - extended TeX with native support for Unicode, OpenType, system fonts
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Description
XeTeX (xetex) is a TeX engine with native support for Unicode, OpenType, and system-installed fonts,
using third-party libraries (such as ICU, HarfBuzz, and Freetype). It was developed by Jonathan Kew for
SIL.
XeTeX includes the e-TeX extensions and many extensions from pdfTeX, sometimes with different primitive
names.
XeTeX is now released as part of TeX Live <https://tug.org/texlive>.
Name
xetex - extended TeX with native support for Unicode, OpenType, system fonts
Options
XeTeX's handling of its command-line arguments is similar to that of the other TeX programs in the Web2C
implementation. Here we list only additions/deletions of command line options which are specific to
XeTeX; see etex(1) for common options. Additions:
-no-pdf
Generate XeTeX's extended DVI (.xdv) output instead of pdf.
-output-drivercmd
Run cmd instead of xdvipdfmx to translate xdv to pdf.
-papersizestring
Set pdf media size to string.
Removals: -draftmode, -enc, -ipc, -ipc-start, -translate-file.
See Also
tex(1), etex(1), latex(1). Home page: <https://tug.org/xetex> CTAN page: <https://ctan.org/pkg/xetex> Reference manual: <https://ctan.org/pkg/xetexref>
Synopsis
xetex [options] [&format] [file|\commands]
