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tlmgr-option:tldr:20019
tlmgr-option: Print all TeX Live settings in JSON format.
$ tlmgr option showall --json
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The command "tlmgr option showall --json" is used to display all the available options for the TeX Live Manager (tlmgr) in a JSON format.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "tlmgr" is the command-line utility for managing packages in TeX Live, which is a widely used typesetting system.
- "option" is the subcommand that allows you to work with tlmgr options.
- "showall" is the argument passed to the "option" subcommand that specifies you want to display all available options.
- "--json" is an additional option that specifies the output format in JSON, a lightweight data interchange format.
When you execute this command, tlmgr will provide a JSON-formatted output containing all the available options, their default values, and brief descriptions. This format is often useful for machine-readable or automated processes that can process and parse JSON data.
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