# phpman > man > XETEX(1)

> **TLDR:** Compile a PDF document from XeTeX source files.
>
- Compile a PDF document:
  `xetex {{source.tex}}`
- Compile a PDF document, specifying an output directory:
  `xetex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}`
- Compile a PDF document, exiting if errors occur:
  `xetex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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[XETEX(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/XETEX/1/markdown)                               General Commands Manual                              [XETEX(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/XETEX/1/markdown)



## NAME
       xetex - extended TeX with native support for Unicode, OpenType, system fonts

## SYNOPSIS
       **xetex** [_options_] [**&**_format_] [_file_|**\**_commands_]

## DESCRIPTION
       XeTeX (**xetex**) is a TeX engine with native support for Unicode, OpenType, and system-installed
       fonts, using third-party libraries (such as ICU, HarfBuzz, and Freetype). It was developed by
       Jonathan Kew for SIL.

       XeTeX includes the e-TeX extensions and many extensions from pdfTeX, sometimes with different
       primitive names.

       XeTeX is now released as part of TeX Live <<https://tug.org/texlive>>.

## OPTIONS
       XeTeX's handling of its command-line arguments is similar to that of the other  TeX  programs
       in  the  Web2C implementation.  Here we list only additions/deletions of command line options
       which are specific to XeTeX; see [etex(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/etex/1/markdown) for common options. Additions:

### -no-pdf
              Generate XeTeX's extended DVI (.xdv) output instead of pdf.

### -output-driver
              Run _cmd_ instead of xdvipdfmx to translate xdv to pdf.

### -papersize
              Set pdf media size to _string_.

       Removals: **-draftmode**, **-enc**, **-ipc**, **-ipc-start**, **-translate-file**.

## SEE ALSO
       [**tex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tex/1/markdown), [**etex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/etex/1/markdown), [**latex**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/latex/1/markdown).
       Home page: <<https://tug.org/xetex>>
       CTAN page: <<https://ctan.org/pkg/xetex>>
       Reference manual: <<https://ctan.org/pkg/xetexref>>

## AUTHORS
       XeTeX is maintained by Jonathan Kew and others.
       Public discussion list: <<http://lists.tug.org/xetex>>
       Bug reports: <<http://sourceforge.net/p/xetex/bugs/>>

       This manual page was written by Karl Berry. It is released to the public domain.



Web2C 2022/dev                              10 July 2018                                    [XETEX(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/XETEX/1/markdown)