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Start by typing the following into ConTeXt is a ''[[Text Editors|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markup_language markup language]'' used to primarily create PDF files. To use ConTeXt, create a text editor]] and saving it as file (typically with a <code>hello.tex</code>:extension) with ConTeXt markup and ''compile'' the file by running the command <code>context filename</code>. This creates a PDF file. This page explains how to create your very first ConTeXt document.

Then go to the command<pre>context -line and type:-version</pre>

mtx-context hello | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03mtx-context |mtx-context | main context file: /opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkivmtx-context | current version: 2019.07.24 11:17

If ConTeXt will then process is not installed on your documentsystem, check the [[Installation|installation]] page for installation instructions. It will output some information, such as follows—this output does ''not'' indicate an error:

Follow the steps below to create a simple document using ConTeXt: == Create a ConTeXt file == Open a [[Text Editors|text editor]], type the following content, and save the file as <precode>hello.tex</code>: <nowikitexcode>\starttextmtx-context | run 1: luatex --fmt\startsection[title="{Testing ConTeXt}] This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.\stopsection\stoptext</opttexcode> Words starting with a backslash (such as <code>\starttext</context-minimalscode>) are called '''command sequence''' or '''macros'''. The macros <texcode>\starttext....\stoptext</texmf-cachetexcode> mark the content to be typeset. The material before <code>\starttext</luatex-cachecode> (called ''preamble'') is used to change the style of the output; any material after <code>\stoptext</context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en" --jobnamecode> is ignored.  The macros <texcode>\startsection[title="hello" --lua="/opt/context-minimals/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luatex/cont-en{...lui" --no-parse-first-line --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="}]./hello.tex" --c:input=".\stopsection</hellotexcode> mark the title and the content of a section.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 "cont-yes The macro <code>{\em .mkiv"This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.74.0-2012122511 }</code> is a [[Font Switching| font switch]] that emphasizes the content (rev 4541by showing it in slanted font) .  == Compile the ConTeXt file == \write18 enabled.(/opt/context-minimals/texmfGo to the command-line and type: <pre>contexthello</tex/context/base/cont-yes.mkivpre>

ConTeXt ver: 2013will then process your document, display some logging information on the console, and generate a <tt>hello.01.27 21:24 MKIV fmt: 2013.1pdf</tt> output file.28 int: english/english

system <pre><nowiki> cont-new.mkiv loaded(/opt/context-minimals/texmfmtx-context/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkivsystem > beware | run 1: some patches loaded from contluatex -new.mkiv)system > files > jobname: hello, input: hello, result: hellofonts > latin modern fonts are not preloadedlanguages > language en is active(hello.tex{/opt/context-minimalsfmt="/texmf-fontshome/fonts/map/pdftex/contextadityam/mkiv-base.map}fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage)fonts > typescripts > unknown: library 'loc'{/optcache/context-minimals/texmfluatex-fonts/fonts/map/dvips/lm/lm-math.map}{/optcache/context-minimals/texmf-fonts5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fontsformats/mapluatex/dvips/lm/lmcont-rm.map}fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loadedbackend > xmp > using file '/opt/contexten" -minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/lpdfjobname="hello" -pdx.xml'pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1 ) )</opt/context-minimals/texmf-fonts/fonts/opentype/public/lm/lmroman12-regular.otf>mkiv lua stats > used config file - selfautoparent:="/texmfhome/web2cadityam/texmfcnf.luamkiv lua stats > used cache path - /home/adityam/texmfcontext-cacheminimals/luatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32emkiv lua stats > resource resolver - loadtime 0.098 seconds, 1 scans with scantime 0.083 seconds, 21 shared scans, 13 found files, scanned paths: /homeformats/adityamluatex/texmfmkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data cont- 318 modules (0en.150 sec), 68 tables (0.000 sec), 386 chunks (0.150 sec)mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes lui" - 41 nodes, 9 lists of 441mkiv lua stats > node memory usage - 2 glue, 2 penalty, 9 attribute, 28 glue_spec, 3 attribute_listmkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks c:currentrun=1 - 6 unique task lists, 5 instances (re)created, 39 callsmkiv lua stats > used backend - pdf (backend for directly generating pdf output)mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns - en:c:2mkiv lua stats > jobdata time - 0fulljobname=".001 seconds saving, 0/hello.000 seconds loadingmkiv lua stats > callbacks tex" - 135 direct, 178 indirect, 313 totalmkiv lua stats > randomizer - resumed with value 0c:input=".13015339995276mkiv lua stats > lxml preparation time - 0/hello.000 seconds, 0 nodes, 15 lpath calls, 0 cached callsmkiv lua stats > result saved in file tex" - hello.pdf, compresslevel 3, objectcompreslevel 3mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts - 2 filesc: lmroman12kindofrun=1 -regular.otf latinmodernmath-regular.otfmkiv lua stats > fonts load time c:maxnofruns=9 - 0.069 seconds mkiv lua stats > luatex banner - this is luatex, version betac:texmfbinpath="/opt/context-0.74.0-2012122511 (tex live 2013minimals/dev)(rev 4541)mkiv lua stats > control sequences texmf- 36422 of 65536 + 100000mkiv lua stats > current memory usage linux- 23 MB (ctx: 23 MB)mkiv lua stats > runtime 64/bin" "cont- 0yes.316 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 3.165 pages/secondmkiv"

This is LuaTeX, Version 1.10.1 (TeX Live 2019) system commands enabled.open source > level 1, order 1, name '/opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-yes.mkiv'system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2019.07.24 11:17 MKIV beta fmt: 2019.8.17 int: english/english......mkiv lua stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.3, used memory: 94 MB, ctx: 93 MB, max: unknown MB), hash chars: min(64,40), symbol mask: utf (τεχ)mkiv lua stats > runtime: 0.833 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.200 pages/secondsystem | total runtime: 04.468485 seconds

Once <tt>context</tt> has finished, it will leave behind a == View the generated PDF file called == Open the generated <tt>hello.pdf</tt>PDF file using a [http://en. Open it and you will see a "Hello world" documentwikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Viewers PDF viewer].It should look as follows:

<context source="no" mode="mkiv">% Draw a white frame so that the page is not truncated. % But it does not seem to work :( \setupbackgrounds[text][frame=on]

&rarr; \starttext\startsection[[Second Step]title={Testing ConTeXt}] This is my {\em first} ConTeXt document.\stopsection\stoptext</context>