miktex-formats 1 &PACKAGE_NAME; &miktexrev; User Commands
miktex-formats manage &TeX; formats
&miktex; common-option formats command command-option-or-parameter

## Description

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

## Commands

`build` `--engine engine` key

  Build &TeX; format files.

--dump
format files build
`list` `--template template`

  List &TeX; formats.

  template controls the output of each record. It can contain the following placeholders:

  - `{arguments}`
  - `{compiler}`
  - `{custom}`
  - `{description}`
  - `{exclude}`
  - `{inputFile}`
  - `{key}`
  - `{name}`
  - `{noExecutable}`
  - `{outputFile}`
  - `{preloaded}`

## See also

- miktex 1