DVITYPE(1) General Commands Manual DVITYPE(1)
NAME
dvitype, odvitype - translate a dvi file for humans
SYNOPSIS
dvitype dvi_name[.dvi]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documenta-
tion for this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual
Web2C: A TeX implementation.
The dvitype program translates a DVI (DeVice Independent) file output by
(for example) tex(1) or gftodvi(1), to a file that humans can read. It
also serves as a DVI file-validating program (i.e., if dvitype can read
it, it's correct) and as an example of a DVI-reading program for future
device drivers.
The output file can include all commands, just the important ones, or
none at all (in which case only errors are reported). A subinterval of
pages may be selected for transliteration; the magnification and resolu-
tion of the ``output device'' may be changed; and so on. All options are
specified with an on-line dialog.
The .dvi extension is supplied if omitted from dvi_name. The output
goes to stdout.
OPTIONS
-dpi=REAL
Set resolution to REAL pixels per inch; default 300.0.
-magnification=NUMBER
Override existing magnification with NUMBER.
-max-pages=NUMBER
Process NUMBER pages; default one million.
-output-level=NUMBER
Verbosity level, from 0 to 4; default 4.
-page-start=PAGE-SPEC
Start at PAGE-SPEC, for example `2' or `5.*.-2'.
-show-opcodes
Show numeric opcodes (in decimal).
ENVIRONMENT
The environment variable TEXFONTS is used to search for the TFM files
used in the DVI file. See tex(1) for the details of the searching. If
TEXFONTS is not set, it uses the system default.
SEE ALSO
gftype(1), pktype(1).
Donald E. Knuth, TeXware.
AUTHORS
Donald E. Knuth wrote the program. It was published as part of the
TeXware technical report, available from the TeX Users Group. Howard
Trickey and Pavel Curtis originally ported it to Unix.
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