All, I am wondering why this only compiles one file. How can I compile section3figs-mpgraph.# of #=1-7 in one command? figures $ ls figlibSection1.xml section3figs-mpgraph.log figlibSection2.xml section3figs-mpgraph.mp figlibSection3.xml section3figs-mpgraph.mpo junk5.tex section3figs-mpgraph.mpt mpgraph.mp section3figs-mpgraph.mpx mptrace.tmp section3figs.log section1figs.tex section3figs.pdf section2figs.tex section3figs.tex section3figs-mpgraph-1.pdf section3figs.tmp section3figs-mpgraph.1 section3figs.tui section3figs-mpgraph.2 section3figs.tuo section3figs-mpgraph.3 tmpgraph-mpgraph.mp section3figs-mpgraph.4 tmpgraph.bck section3figs-mpgraph.5 tmpgraph.log section3figs-mpgraph.6 tmpgraph.tmp section3figs-mpgraph.7 tmpgraph.tui figures $ mptopdf section3figs-mpgraph.* This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) [MP to PDF] (./section3figs-mpgraph.1{/Users/darnold/Library/texmf/ fonts/map/pd ftex/updmap/pdftex.map}) [1]{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/enc/dvips/lm/lm- ec.enc} Output written on section3figs-mpgraph.pdf (1 page, 24994 bytes). Transcript written on section3figs-mpgraph.log. MPtoPDF 1.3 : section3figs-mpgraph.1 is converted to section3figs- mpgraph-1.pdf figures $ I also tried: figures $ mptopdf section3figs-mpgraph.[1-7]This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) [MP to PDF] (./section3figs-mpgraph.1{/Users/darnold/Library/texmf/ fonts/map/pd ftex/updmap/pdftex.map}) [1]{/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/fonts/enc/dvips/lm/lm- ec.enc} Output written on section3figs-mpgraph.pdf (1 page, 24992 bytes). Transcript written on section3figs-mpgraph.log. MPtoPDF 1.3 : section3figs-mpgraph.1 is converted to section3figs- mpgraph-1.pdf figures $