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NAME

       asy - Asymptote: a script-based vector graphics language

SYNOPSIS

       asy [options] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION

       Asymptote  is  a  powerful  descriptive  vector  graphics language for technical drawings,
       inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax.  Asymptote provides for figures
       the same high-quality level of typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text.

OPTIONS

       If no arguments are given, Asymptote runs in interactive mode.

       If "-" is given as the file argument, Asymptote reads from standard input.

       A  summary  of  options  is  included  below. The effect of most options can be negated by
       prepending no to the option name.  Default values for most options may also be entered  in
       the file .asy/config.asy in the user's home directory using the long form:

            import settings;
            batchView=true;

       For a complete description, see the Info files.

       -V,-View
              View output; command-line only.

       -a,-align C|B|T|Z
              Center, Bottom, Top, or Zero page alignment [C].

       -aligndir pair
              Directional page alignment (overrides align) [(0,0)].

       -antialias n
              Antialiasing width for rasterized output [2].

       -arcballradius pixels
              Arcball radius [750].

       -auto3D
              Automatically activate 3D scene [true].

       -autobillboard
              3D labels always face viewer by default [true].

       -autoimport string
              Module to automatically import.

       -autoplain
              Enable automatic importing of plain [true].

       -autoplay
              Autoplay 3D animations [false].

       -autorotate
              Enable automatic PDF page rotation [false].

       -axes3 Show 3D axes in PDF output [true].

       -batchMask
              Mask fpu exceptions in batch mode [false].

       -batchView
              View output in batch mode [false].

       -bw    Convert all colors to black and white [false].

       -cd directory
              Set current directory; command-line only.

       -cmyk  Convert rgb colors to cmyk [false].

       -c,-command string
              Command to autoexecute.

       -compact
              Conserve memory at the expense of speed [false].

       -d,-debug
              Enable debugging messages [false].

       -divisor n
              Garbage collect using purge(divisor=n) [2].

       -doubleclick ms
              Emulated double-click timeout [200].

       -embed Embed rendered preview image [true].

       -exitonEOF
              Exit interactive mode on EOF [true].

       -fitscreen
              Fit rendered image to screen [true].

       -framedelay ms
              Additional frame delay [0].

       -framerate frames/s
              Animation speed [30].

       -globalwrite
              Allow write to other directory [false].

       -gray  Convert all colors to grayscale [false].

       -h,-help
              Show summary of options; command-line only.

       -historylines n
              Retain n lines of history [1000].

       -iconify
              Iconify rendering window [false].

       -inlineimage
              Generate inline embedded image [false].

       -inlinetex
              Generate inline TeX code [false].

       -interactiveMask
              Mask fpu exceptions in interactive mode [true].

       -interactiveView
              View output in interactive mode [true].

       -interactiveWrite
              Write expressions entered at the prompt to stdout [true].

       -k,-keep
              Keep intermediate files [false].

       -keepaux
              Keep intermediate LaTeX .aux files [false].

       -level n
              Postscript level [3].

       -l,-listvariables
              List available global functions and variables [false].

       -localhistory
              Use a local interactive history file [false].

       -loop  Loop 3D animations [false].

       -m,-mask
              Mask fpu exceptions; command-line only.

       -maxtile pair
              Maximum rendering tile size [(1024,768)].

       -maxviewport pair
              Maximum viewport size [(2048,2048)].

       -multiline
              Input code over multiple lines at the prompt [false].

       -multipleView
              View output from multiple batch-mode files [false].

       -multisample n
              Multisampling width for screen images [4].

       -offscreen
              Use offscreen rendering [false].

       -O,-offset pair
              PostScript offset [(0,0)].

       -f,-outformat format
              Convert each output file to specified format.

       -o,-outname name
              Alternative output directory/filename.

       -p,-parseonly
              Parse file [false].

       -pdfreload
              Automatically reload document in pdfviewer [false].

       -pdfreloaddelay usec
              Delay before attempting initial pdf reload [750000].

       -position pair
              Initial 3D rendering screen position [(0,0)].

       -prc   Embed 3D PRC graphics in PDF output [true].

       -prompt string
              Prompt [> ].

       -prompt2 string
              Continuation prompt for multiline input  [..].

       -q,-quiet
              Suppress welcome text and noninteractive stdout [false].

       -render n
              Render 3D graphics using n pixels per bp (-1=auto) [-1].

       -resizestep step
              Resize step [1.2].

       -reverse
              reverse 3D animations [false].

       -rgb   Convert cmyk colors to rgb [false].

       -safe  Disable system call [true].

       -scroll n
              Scroll standard output n lines at a time [0].

       -spinstep deg/s
              Spin speed [60].

       -svgemulation
              Emulate unimplemented SVG shading [false].

       -tabcompletion
              Interactive prompt auto-completion [true].

       -tex engine
              latex|pdflatex|xelatex|lualatex|tex|pdftex|luatex|context|none [latex].

       -thick Render thick 3D lines [true].

       -thin  Render thin 3D lines [true].

       -threads
              Use POSIX threads for 3D rendering [true].

       -toolbar
              Show 3D toolbar in PDF output [true].

       -s,-translate
              Show translated virtual machine code [false].

       -twice Run LaTeX twice (to resolve references) [false].

       -twosided
              Use two-sided 3D lighting model for rendering [true].

       -u,-user string
              General purpose user string.

       -v,-verbose
              Increase verbosity level (can specify multiple times) [0].

       -version
              Show version; command-line only.

       -wait  Wait for child processes to finish before exiting [false].

       -warn string
              Enable warning; command-line only.

       -where Show where listed variables are declared [false].

       -zoomfactor factor
              Zoom step factor [1.05].

       -zoomstep step
              Mouse motion zoom step [0.1].

SEE ALSO

       Asymptote is documented fully in the asymptote Info page.  The manual can also be accessed
       in interactive mode with the "help" command.

AUTHOR

       Asymptote was written by Andy Hammerlindl, John Bowman, and Tom Prince.

       This manual page was written by Hubert Chan for the Debian project (but  may  be  used  by
       others).

                                            1 Dec 2004                                     ASY(1)