dt2dv

DT2DV(1)                    General Commands Manual                   DT2DV(1)

NAME
       dt2dv - convert a DTL text representation of a TeX DVI file to a binary
       DVI file

SYNOPSIS
       dt2dv [-debug] [-group] [-si] [-so] [input-DTL-file] [output-DVI-file]

       In the absence of the -si and -so options, both file arguments are  re-
       quired  in  the order input-DTL-file output-DVI-file.  But also see the
       OPTIONS section below.  No default file extensions are supplied.

DESCRIPTION
       dt2dv converts a text representation of a TeX DVI  file,  usually  pro-
       duced  by  the  companion  dv2dt(1) utility, back to a binary DVI file.
       DTL (DVI Text Language) files can be edited, with care,  and  then  re-
       stored  to  DVI  form for processing by any TeX DVI driver program.  In
       DTL files, font directory names and font names are preceded by a length
       field, which must be updated if the names are modified.

       dvitype(1)  can also display a textual representation of DVI files, but
       in some implementations at least, it cannot be used in batch mode,  and
       its output is not well-suited for conversion back to a DVI file.

       The format of TeX DVI files is fully described in Donald E. Knuth, TeX:
       The Program, Addison-Wesley (1986), ISBN 0-201-13437-3, as well  as  in
       the dvitype(1) literate program source code.  Brief descriptions of the
       DTL and DVI formats are given in dv2dt(1).

OPTIONS
       -debug   Turn on detailed debugging output.

       -group   Expect each DTL command to be in parentheses.

       -si      Read all DTL commands from standard input.

       -so      Write all DVI commands to standard output.

SEE ALSO
       dv2dt(1), dvitype(1), tex(1).

FILES
       *.dvi   binary TeX DVI file.

       *.dtl   text representation of a TeX DVI file in DVI Text Language for-
               mat.

AUTHOR
       dt2dv and dv2dt(1) were written by
              Geoffrey Tobin
              Department of Electronic Engineering
              La Trobe University
              Bundoora, Victoria 3083
              Australia
              Tel: +61 3 479 3736
              FAX: +61 3 479 3025
              Email: <G.Tobin@ee.latrobe.edu.au>

       These manual pages were written primarily by
              Nelson H. F. Beebe, Ph.D.
              Center for Scientific Computing
              Department of Mathematics
              University of Utah
              Salt Lake City, UT 84112
              Tel: +1 801 581 5254
              FAX: +1 801 581 4148
              Email: <beebe@math.utah.edu>

Version 0.6.0                    08 March 1995                        DT2DV(1)