mfplain --version (return code: 0)
MetaPost 1.999 (TeX Live 2015/Debian) (kpathsea version 6.2.1)
The MetaPost source code in the public domain.
MetaPost also uses code available under the
GNU Lesser General Public License (version 3 or later);
therefore MetaPost executables are covered by the LGPL.
There is NO warranty.
For more information about these matters, see the file
COPYING.LESSER or <http://gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html>.
Original author of MetaPost: John Hobby.
Author of the CWEB MetaPost: Taco Hoekwater.
Current maintainer of MetaPost: Luigi Scarso.
Compiled with cairo 1.14.2; using 1.14.2
Compiled with pixman 0.33.6; using 0.33.6
Compiled with libpng 1.6.17; using 1.6.17
Compiled with zlib 1.2.8; using 1.2.8
Compiled with mpfr 3.1.4-rc1; using 3.1.4
Compiled with gmp 6.1.0; using 6.1.0
mfplain --help (return code: 0)
This is MetaPost 1.999 (TeX Live 2015/Debian) (kpathsea version 6.2.1)
Usage: mpost [OPTION] [&MEMNAME] [MPNAME[.mp]] [COMMANDS]
mpost --dvitomp DVINAME[.dvi] [MPXNAME[.mpx]]
Run MetaPost on MPNAME, usually creating MPNAME.NNN (and perhaps
MPNAME.tfm), where NNN are the character numbers generated.
Any remaining COMMANDS are processed as MetaPost input,
after MPNAME is read.
With a --dvitomp argument, MetaPost acts as DVI-to-MPX converter only.
Call MetaPost with --dvitomp --help for option explanations.
-ini be inimpost, for dumping mem files
-interaction=STRING set interaction mode (STRING=batchmode/nonstopmode/
scrollmode/errorstopmode)
-numbersystem=STRING set number system mode (STRING=scaled/double/binary/decimal)
-jobname=STRING set the job name to STRING
-progname=STRING set program (and mem) name to STRING
-tex=TEXPROGRAM use TEXPROGRAM for text labels
[-no]-file-line-error disable/enable file:line:error style messages
-debug print debugging info and leave temporary files in place
-kpathsea-debug=NUMBER set path searching debugging flags according to
the bits of NUMBER
-mem=MEMNAME or &MEMNAME use MEMNAME instead of program name or a %& line
-recorder enable filename recorder
-troff set prologues:=1 and assume TEXPROGRAM is really troff
-s INTERNAL="STRING" set internal INTERNAL to the string value STRING
-s INTERNAL=NUMBER set internal INTERNAL to the integer value NUMBER
-help display this help and exit
-version output version information and exit
Email bug reports to mp-implementors@tug.org.