-o filename

Direct output to filename instead of to stdout.

-e filename

Direct error messages to filename instead of to stderr.

-a

Use "c filename:c linenum:c colnum:c messagec " alternative error message format (useful with Emacs compilation mode and other tools).

-EPS

Produce output in the form of an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) file, suitable for inclusion in another document. Useful with stand-alone illustrations.

-p

Produce plain text output instead of PostScript.

-P

Like -p, but with a form-feed character between pages.

-Z

Produce Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) output. This includes links, but the more advanced graphics packages of Lout are not supported.

-PDF

Synonym for -Z.

-t

Ignore texture-changing options; everything that would otherwise have been printed using a texture will be printed in solid colour.

-s

Suppress all reading and writing of the cross reference database; other databases are not affected. Useful when many simple documents that don't do any cross referencing are stored in one directory.

-l

Use ASCII order when sorting index entries etc.; the default depends on the COLLATE compilation option (use -V option to find out your default value).

-L

Use your locale's order when sorting index entries etc.; the default depends on the COLLATE compilation option (use -V option to find out your default value).

-S

Safe execution: disable all calls to system(3), instead echoing the commands that would have been executed. Although this makes the Lout run certainly safe, the PostScript output file may not be.

Note from the Debian package maintainer: in this version of lout, compiled for Debian GNU/Linux, safe execution has been made the default. Use -U to enable unsafe execution.

-U

Unsafe execution: allow calls to system(3). This is usually the default behavior, but it is possible to make safe execution the default during installation (use -V option to find out whether this was done or not), hence the need for this flag.

--option{value}

Set setup file option to value, overriding any value assigned to option in the setup file. For example, --@PageType{Letter} will set the @PageType setup file option to Letter. The value may be a sequence of words but not an arbitrary Lout object. If there are spaces you must ensure that it is passed to Lout as a single option; the usual way to do this is to enclose it in quotes.

-i filename

Search the directories of the include file path (see below) for filename or filename.lt and include it. There may be multiple -i options.

-I dirname

Add dirname to the list of directories searched for @Include files and -i option files. There may be multiple -I options. @Include first searches the current directory, then searches the -I directories in the order given, and finally searches the default include file directory (see below). @SysInclude and the -i option omit the search of the current directory.

-C dirname

Add dirname to the list of directories searched for Lout character mapping (c .LCM) files. There may be multiple -C options; the directories are searched in the order given, and finally the default character mappings directory is searched (see below).

-F dirname

Add dirname to the list of directories searched for font metrics (formerly .AFM) files. There may be multiple -F options; the directories are searched in the order given, and finally the default font metrics directory is searched (see below).

-H dirname

Add dirname to the list of directories searched for hyphenation patterns files, both unpacked (.lh) and packed (.lp). There may be multiple -H options; the directories are searched in the order given, and finally the default hyphenation directory is searched (see below).

-D dirname

Add dirname to the list of directories searched for Lout database files. There may be multiple -D options. @Database searches the current directory, then the -D directories in the order given, and finally searches the default databases directory (see below). @SysDatabase omits the search of the current directory.

-x

Initializing run, not for ordinary use: read and check all font files mentioned in font definitions, read and check all hyphenation files mentioned in language definitions and build compressed versions, read and check all database files mentioned in database clauses and build index files.

-u

Print usage information on stderr and exit.

-V

Print version information on stderr and exit.

-M

Use less memory and run more slowly (the cross reference database index will be kept in a file rather than in memory).

-w

Show the total number of non-empty words printed in the output file. This includes words and numbers in page headers and footers; section numbers and other numbers; every punctuation character in a font different from its adjacent word; and every little fragment of every equation; so it will always somewhat overestimate the true number.