UPDMAP
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: May 2014
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NAME
updmap - manage TeX font maps, per-user
updmap-sys - manage TeX font maps, system-wide
SYNOPSIS
updmap
[
,OPTION/] ... [
,COMMAND/]
updmap-sys
[
,OPTION/] ... [
,COMMAND/]
DESCRIPTION
updmap version svn33988 (2014-05-12 15:39:32 +0900)
Update the default font map files used by pdftex, dvips, and dvipdfm(x),
and optionally pxdvi, as determined by all configuration files updmap.cfg
(the ones returned by running "kpsewhich --all updmap.cfg", but see below).
Among other things, these map files are used to determine which fonts
should be used as bitmaps and which as outlines, and to determine which
font files are included in the PDF or PostScript output.
updmap-sys is intended to affect the system-wide configuration, while
updmap affects personal configuration files only, overriding the system
files. As a consequence, once updmap has been run, even a single time,
running updmap-sys no longer has any effect. (updmap-sys issues a
warning in this situation.)
By default, the TeX filename database (ls-R) is also updated.
OPTIONS
- --cnffile FILE
-
read FILE for the updmap configuration
(can be given multiple times, in which case
all the files are used)
- --dvipdfmxoutputdir DIR
-
specify output directory (dvipdfm(x) syntax)
- --dvipsoutputdir DIR
-
specify output directory (dvips syntax)
- --pdftexoutputdir DIR
-
specify output directory (pdftex syntax)
- --pxdvioutputdir DIR
-
specify output directory (pxdvi syntax)
- --outputdir DIR
-
specify output directory (for all files)
- --copy
-
cp generic files rather than using symlinks
- --force
-
recreate files even if config hasn't changed
- --nomkmap
-
do not recreate map files
- --nohash
-
do not run texhash
- --sys
-
affect system-wide files (equivalent to updmap-sys)
- -n, --dry-run
-
only show the configuration, no output
- --quiet, --silent
-
reduce verbosity
Commands:
- --help
-
show this message and exit
- --version
-
show version information and exit
- --showoption OPTION
-
show the current setting of OPTION
- --showoptions OPTION
-
show possible settings for OPTION
- --setoption OPTION VALUE
-
set OPTION to value; option names below
- --setoption OPTION=VALUE
-
as above, just different syntax
- --enable MAPTYPE MAPFILE
-
add "MAPTYPE MAPFILE" to updmap.cfg,
where MAPTYPE is Map, MixedMap, or KanjiMap
- --enable Map=MAPFILE
-
add "Map MAPFILE" to updmap.cfg
-
--enable MixedMap=MAPFILE add "MixedMap MAPFILE" to updmap.cfg
-
--enable KanjiMap=MAPFILE add "KanjiMap MAPFILE" to updmap.cfg
- --disable MAPFILE
-
- disable MAPFILE, of whatever type
- --listmaps
-
list all active and inactive maps
- --listavailablemaps
-
same as --listmaps, but without
unavailable map files
- --syncwithtrees
-
disable unavailable map files in updmap.cfg
Explanation of the map types: the (only) difference between Map and
MixedMap is that MixedMap entries are not added to psfonts_pk.map.
The purpose is to help users with devices that render Type 1 outline
fonts worse than mode-tuned Type 1 bitmap fonts. So, MixedMap is used
for fonts that are available as both Type 1 and Metafont.
KanjiMap entries are added to psfonts_t1.map and kanjix.map.
Explanation of the OPTION names for --showoptions, --showoption, --setoption:
- dvipsPreferOutline
-
true,false (default true)
-
Whether dvips uses bitmaps or outlines, when both are available.
- dvipsDownloadBase35
-
true,false (default true)
-
Whether dvips includes the standard 35 PostScript fonts in its output.
- pdftexDownloadBase14
-
true,false (default true)
-
Whether pdftex includes the standard 14 PDF fonts in its output.
- pxdviUse
-
true,false (default false)
-
Whether maps for pxdvi (Japanese-patched xdvi) are under updmap's control.
- kanjiEmbed
-
(any string)
- kanjiVariant
-
(any string)
-
See below.
- LW35
-
URWkb,URW,ADOBEkb,ADOBE (default URWkb)
-
Adapt the font and file names of the standard 35 PostScript fonts.
- URWkb
- URW fonts with "berry" filenames (e.g. uhvbo8ac.pfb)
- URW
- URW fonts with "vendor" filenames (e.g. n019064l.pfb)
- ADOBEkb
-
Adobe fonts with "berry" filenames (e.g. phvbo8an.pfb)
- ADOBE
-
Adobe fonts with "vendor" filenames (e.g. hvnbo___.pfb)
-
These options are only read and acted on by updmap; dvips, pdftex, etc.,
do not know anything about them. They work by changing the default map
file which the programs read, so they can be overridden by specifying
command-line options or configuration files to the programs, as
explained at the beginning of updmap.cfg.
-
The options kanjiEmbed and kanjiVariant specify special replacements
in the map lines. If a map contains the string @kanjiEmbed@, then
this will be replaced by the value of that option; similarly for
kanjiVariant. In this way, users of Japanese TeX can select different
fonts to be included in the final output.
ENVIRONMENT
Explanation of trees and files normally used:
-
If --cnffile is specified on the command line (possibly multiple
times), its value(s) are used. Otherwise, updmap reads all the
updmap.cfg files found by running `kpsewhich -all updmap.cfg', in the
order returned by kpsewhich.
-
In any case, if multiple updmap.cfg files are found, all the maps
mentioned in all the updmap.cfg files are merged.
-
Thus, if updmap.cfg files are present in all trees, and the default
layout is used as shipped with TeX Live on Debian, the following files are
read, in the given order.
- For updmap-sys:
TEXMFSYSCONFIG /etc/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFSYSVAR /var/lib/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFLOCAL /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFDEBIAN /usr/share/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFDIST /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/updmap.cfg
- For updmap:
TEXMFCONFIG $HOME/.texmf-config/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFVAR $HOME/.texmf-var/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFHOME ,$HOME/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg/
TEXMFSYSCONFIG /etc/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFSYSVAR /var/lib/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFLOCAL /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFDEBIAN /usr/share/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
TEXMFDIST /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/updmap.cfg
-
-
According to the actions, updmap might write to one of the given files
or create a new updmap.cfg, described further below.
Where changes are saved:
-
If config files are given on the command line, then the first one
given will be used to save any changes from --setoption, --enable
or --disable. If the config files are taken from kpsewhich output,
then the algorithm is more complex:
-
1) If ,$TEXMFCONFIG/web2c/updmap.cfg/ or ,$TEXMFHOME/web2c/updmap.cfg/
appears in the list of used files, then the one listed first by
kpsewhich --all (equivalently, the one returned by kpsewhich
updmap.cfg), is used.
-
2) If neither of the above two are present and changes are made, a
new config file is created in ,$TEXMFCONFIG/web2c/updmap.cfg/.
-
In general, the idea is that if a given config file is not writable, a
higher-level one can be used. That way, the distribution's settings
can be overridden for system-wide using TEXMFLOCAL, and then system
settings can be overridden again for a particular using using TEXMFHOME.
Resolving multiple definitions of a font:
-
If a font is defined in more than one map file, then the definition
coming from the first-listed updmap.cfg is used. If a font is
defined multiple times within the same map file, one is chosen
arbitrarily. In both cases a warning is issued.
Disabling maps:
-
updmap.cfg files with higher priority (listed earlier) can disable
maps mentioned in lower priority (listed later) updmap.cfg files by
writing, e.g.,
-
#! Map mapname.map
-
or
-
#! MixedMap mapname.map
-
in the higher-priority updmap.cfg file.
-
As an example, suppose you have a copy of MathTime Pro fonts
and want to disable the Belleek version of the fonts; that is,
disable the map belleek.map. You can create the file
,$TEXMFCONFIG/web2c/updmap.cfg/ with the content
-
#! Map belleek.map
Map mt-plus.map
Map mt-yy.map
-
and call updmap.
updmap writes the map files for dvips (psfonts.map) and pdftex
(pdftex.map) to the TEXMFVAR/fonts/map/updmap/{dvips,pdftex}/
directories.
The log file is written to TEXMFVAR/web2c/updmap.log.
When updmap-sys is run, TEXMFSYSCONFIG and TEXMFSYSVAR are used
instead of TEXMFCONFIG and TEXMFVAR, respectively. This is the only
difference between updmap-sys and updmap.
Other locations may be used if you give them on the command line, or
these trees don't exist, or you are not using the original TeX Live.
To see the precise locations of the various files that
will be read and written, give the -n option (or read the source).
EXAMPLES
For step-by-step instructions on making new fonts known to TeX, read
http://tug.org/fonts/fontinstall.html. For even more terse
instructions, read the beginning of the main updmap.cfg.
FILES
Configuration and input files:
- updmap.cfg
-
Main configuration file. In
texmf-dist/web2c by default, but may be located elsewhere
depending on your distribution. Each texmf tree read should have its
own updmap.cfg.
- dvips35.map
-
Map file for standard 35 PostScript fonts for
use with dvips(1).
- pdftex35.map
-
Map file for standard 35 PostScript fonts for
use with pdftex(1).
- ps2pk35.map
-
Map file for standard 35 PostScript fonts for
use with ps2pk(1).
Output files:
- psfonts.map
-
For dvips(1).
Same as psfonts_t1.map if option dvipsPreferOutline active,
else as psfonts_pk.map.
- psfonts_pk.map
-
For dvips(1).
Without information from MixedMap files.
(Setting of dvipsPreferOutline ignored.)
- psfonts_t1.map
-
For dvips(1).
With information from MixedMap files.
(Setting of dvipsPreferOutline ignored.)
- download35.map
-
For dvips(1).
Always downloads the standard 35 fonts.
(Setting of dvipsDownloadBase35 ignored.)
- builtin35.map
-
For dvips(1).
Never downloads the standard 35 fonts.
(Setting of dvipsDownloadBase35 ignored.)
- pdftex.map
-
For pdftex(1).
Same as pdftex_dl14.map if option pdftexDownloadBase14 active,
else as pdftex_ndl14.map.
- pdftex_dl14.map
-
For pdftex(1).
Always downloads the standard 14 fonts.
- pdftex_ndl14.map
-
For pdftex(1).
Never downloads the standard 14 fonts.
- ps2pk.map
-
Similar to psfonts.map file, but
forces all fonts to be downloaded, so this map file can be used with
xdvi(1) and ps2pk(1).
Configuration files for dvips(1):
- config.builtin35
-
Loads builtin35.map instead
of psfonts.map.
- config.download35
-
Loads download35.map instead
of psfonts.map.
- config.outline
-
Loads psfonts_t1.map instead
of psfonts.map.
- config.pdf
-
Loads psfonts_t1.map instead
of psfonts.map and has additional optimizations for PDF generation.
- config.pk
-
Loads psfonts_pk.map instead
of psfonts.map.
- config.www
-
Loads psfonts_t1.map instead
of psfonts.map.
(For compatibility with old versions.)
- config.gstopk
-
Loads psfonts_t1.map instead
of psfonts.map.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to:
tex-k@tug.org
TeX Live home page: <
http://tug.org/texlive/>
Index
- NAME
-
- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
-
- OPTIONS
-
- Commands:
-
- ENVIRONMENT
-
- EXAMPLES
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- FILES
-
- REPORTING BUGS
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