findtexmf

## 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 (.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.RB;.RBW)
      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)