NAME

       auto-multiple-choice-prepare - prepares working documents from LaTeX source file

SYNOPSIS

       auto-multiple-choice prepare --mode s --prefix project-dir mcq-source-file

       auto-multiple-choice prepare --mode b --data project-data-dir mcq-source-file

DESCRIPTION

       The auto-multiple-choice prepare command extracts working documents from the source file
       describing the multiple choice questionnaire. Information to be extracted depends on the
       --mode argument value. In any mode, the source filename must be given as an argument.

       •   with "--mode s", auto-multiple-choice prepare makes the subject file (answer sheet to
           be printed and given to the students), the correction (single corrected answer sheet)
           and the positions file (file containing information about the positions of the boxes
           on the pages). The following arguments can be used:

           --out-sujet subject.pdf
               sets the subject file to build.

           --out-corrige corrected.pdf
               sets the correction to build.

           --out-calage calage.xy
               sets the positions file to build.

           --prefix directory
               this directory is only necessary if one or more of the three previous options are
               not used: default values are then directory/sujet.pdf, directory/corrige.pdf and
               directory/calage.xy.

       •   with "--mode b", auto-multiple-choice prepare extracts scoring data from the source
           file. In this mode, the --data argument must be used (see below).

       The following optional arguments can be used in any mode:

       --with latex-engine
           gives the LaTeX engine (command) to be used.  latex-engine can be pdflatex or xelatex
           for example.

       --filter filter
           sets the filter name to transform the MCQ source file into a LaTeX file. Native
           filters are latex (no change at all) and plain (source is an AMC-TXT file).

       --filtered-source mcq-latex-file
           gives the LaTeX file to make from the source file using specified filter. If omitted,
           a filename derived from mcq-source-file adding _filtered.tex is used.

       --n-copies n
           sets the number of copies to produce, overriding the number given in the LaTeX source
           file (first argument of the \onecopy command).

       --debug file.log
           gives a file to fill with debugging information.

       --epoch EPOCH
           gives an epoch (number of seconds since january 1, 1970) to get a reproducible pdf
           output.

       --data project-data-dir
           sets the directory where the project's SQLite data files are.

AUTHORS

       Alexis Bienvenüe <paamc@passoire.fr>
           Main author

       Anirvan Sarkar
           Author and Editor

       Hiroto Kagotani
           Editor

       Frédéric Bréal
           Author and Editor

       Jean Bérard
           Translation from French

       Georges Khaznadar
           Translation from French

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2008-2021 Alexis Bienvenüe

       This document can be used according to the terms of the GNU General Public License,
       version 2 or later.