miktex 1 &PACKAGE_NAME; &miktexrev; User Commands
miktex &OneMiKTeXUtility;
&miktex; common-option topic command command-option-or-parameter

## Description

&miktex; is the utility to configure and maintain a &MiKTeX; installation.

## User mode vs. administrator mode

This utility can be run in two modes:

User mode (default)

  &MiKTeX; operates on user-scoped configuration and data files.

Administrator mode

  Only system-wide &MiKTeX; configuration and data files are modified, assuming that the &MiKTeX; setup is shared by all users. The utility must be run with administrator privileges.

By default, the utility runs in user mode. You can turn on administrator mode with the `--admin` option. For example, if you want to update the system-wide file name database, you invoke the utility as follows:

    &prompt;miktex --admin fndb refresh

## Common options

`--quiet`

  Suppress screen output.

--quiet
`--verbose`

  Increase the verbosity level.

--verbose
`--version`

  Print the version number and exit.

--version

## Topics

miktex-filesystem 1

  Commands for watching the file system.

miktex-filetypes 1

  Commands for managing Windows file types.

miktex-fndb 1

  Commands for managing the &MiKTeX; file name database.

miktex-fontmaps 1

  Commands for managing &PDF;/&PostScript; font maps.

miktex-formats 1

  Commands for managing &TeX; formats and &METAFONT; bases.

miktex-languages 1

  Commands for managing &LaTeX; language definitions.

miktex-links 1

  Commands for managing links from scripts and formats to executables.

miktex-packages 1

  Commands for managing &MiKTeX; packages.

miktex-repositories 1

  Commands for managing &MiKTeX; package repositories.

## See also

- miktex.ini 5