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5\project ma-cb
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7\startchapter[title=How to process a file]
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9\index{input file+processing}
10\index[pdffile]{\type{pdf}--file}
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12In this chapter we assume that you have installed and initiated \CONTEXT\ \MKIV\
13correctly so that you can run it from the commandline in your working directory.
14You can find the \CONTEXT\ installation procedure on the \goto {\CONTEXTWIKI}
15[ url (http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Standalone#Windows) ].
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17If you want to process a \CONTEXT\ input file, you should type at the command line
18prompt:
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20\starttyping
21context myfile.tex
22\stoptyping
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24the extension \type{.tex} is not needed. See \in{appendices}[contextcommand] and
25\in[runtimefiles] for more information on the \type{context} command.
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27After pressing \Enter\ processing will be started. \CONTEXT\ will show processing
28information on your screen. During the processing of your input file \CONTEXT\
29will also inform you of what it is doing with your document. For example it will
30show page numbers and information about processing steps. Further more it gives
31warnings. These are of a typographical order and tells you when line breaking is
32not successful. All information on processing is stored in a \type{log} file that
33can be used for reviewing warnings and errors and the respective line numbers
34where they occur in your file.
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36If processing is succesful the command line prompt will return and \CONTEXT\ will
37produce the file \type{myfile.pdf}. The abbreviation \PDF\ stands for Portable
38Document Format. This is a platform independent format for printing and viewing
39with \READER.
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41When you use a configurable text editor you can also run \CONTEXT\ from that editor.
42More information on that topic can be found \in{appendix}[texteditor].
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