> > Pavel Sanda wrote:
> >>>> How do I tell which of the three pdf exports I'm
> >>>> getting?
> >>> just pass the one you want, they are defined in the File->Export menu I
> >>> think. The default 'pdf' uses ps2pdf and 'pdflatex' uses pdflatex.
> >> you are wrong, pdflatex exports to .tex. you have to use pdf2 :)
> >
> > Where is this documented???
>
> :)) i'll prepare patch
i'll commit this later if nobody objects.
pavel
diff --git a/config/install-sh b/config/install-sh
diff --git a/config/mkinstalldirs b/config/mkinstalldirs
diff --git a/lyx.man b/lyx.man
index 79b5484..ab18b93 100644
--- a/lyx.man
+++ b/lyx.man
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ where command is a lyx command.
.TP
\fB \-e [\-\-export]\fP \fIfmt
where fmt is the export format of choice.
+Look on Tools->Preferences->File formats->Format to get an idea which
parameters should be passed.
.TP
\fB \-i [\-\-import]\fP \fIfmt file.xxx
where fmt is the import format of choice and file.xxx is the file to be
imported.
diff --git a/src/LyX.cpp b/src/LyX.cpp
index 47c048c..bec6f55 100644
--- a/src/LyX.cpp
+++ b/src/LyX.cpp
@@ -1336,6 +1336,8 @@ int parse_help(string const &, string const &)
" where command is a lyx command.\n"
"\t-e [--export] fmt\n"
" where fmt is the export format of
choice.\n"
+ " Look on Tools->Preferences->File
formats->Format\n"
+ " to get an idea which parameters should be
passed.\n"
"\t-i [--import] fmt file.xxx\n"
" where fmt is the import format of choice\n"
" and file.xxx is the file to be imported.\n"
