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6 dvidvi - selects and/or re-arranges pages in a TeX dvi file
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9 dvidvi [param] infile outfile
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12 Copyright
13 dvidvi 1.0, Copyright (C) 1988-91, Radical Eye Software
14 Introduction
16 The dvidvi program converts a dvi file into another dvi file, with per‐
17 haps certain changes.
18 Parameters
20 -f n page n is first page selected
21 -l n page n is last page selected
22 -n n select at most n pages. Notice that n is the number of pages
23 selected, independently of the number of pages actually con‐
24 tained in a sheet
25 -i { n1..n2 | n1 }[,...]
26 include pages (ranges allowed). When this option is used,
27 ONLY the specified pages are selected. However, we can
28 exclude from these pages with the option -x
29 -x { n1..n2 | n1 }[,...]
30 exclude pages (ranges allowed)
31 -q work in quiet mode, that is do not print in the screen mes‐
32 sages of how the work is being done.
33 -r reverse the order of the pages.
34 The page numbers for the above options -f -l -i and -x can be specified
36 in different ways.
37 1) If a number n is given, it is interpreted as the n'th page from the
38 beginning of the .dvi file. Of course, this number is independent
39 of the page number assigned by TeX.
40 2) TeX page numbers are those who are actually written in the page;
41 these page numbers can be modified, for example, by using the TeX
42 commands \pagenumbering, \setcounter{page}{n}, and \addto‐
43 counter{page}{n}. A TeX page number can be specified by preceding
44 the number n with the character @. Thus, if you specify -f @25 -l
45 @30 you select the pages between 25 and 30, these numbers being
46 those assigned by TeX.
47 3) However, several pages can have the same TeX page number in a .dvi
48 file. For example, the introductory pages in a book are numbered
49 i, ii, and so on until the first chapter begins and then, the pages
50 are numbered 1, 2, etc. In this case, the pages numbered i and 1
51 in the .dvi file have the same TeX page number. If you want to
52 select for example the second occurrence of the page numbered 1,
53 you can specify a page number as (@2)1. Thus @1 is equivalent to
54 (@1)1. For example, if you specify -f (@2)1 -l(@2)10 you select the
55 pages between 1 and 10 of the first chapter, not the introductory
56 pages between i and x.
57 There is another parameter that tells dvidvi how you want to change
59 page layout and specifications. This is the -m parameter.
60 * The number preceding the colon is the modulo value. Everything
61 will be done in chunks of pages this big. If there is no colon,
62 than the default value is assumed to be one. The last chunk of
63 pages is padded with as many blank pages as necessary.
64 * Following the colon is a comma-separated list of page numbers.
65 These page numbers are with respect to the current chunk of pages,
66 and must lie in the range zero to the modulo value less one. If a
67 negative sign precedes the number, then the page is taken from the
68 mirror chunk; if there are m chunks, then the mirror chunk of chunk
69 n is the chunk numbered m-n-1. Put simply, it is the chunk num‐
70 bered the same, only from the end. This can be used to reverse
71 pages. If no number is given, the page number defaults to 1.
72 * Following each page number is an optional offset value in parenthe‐
73 sis, which consists of a pair of comma-separated dimensions. Each
74 dimension is a decimal number with an optional unit of measure.
75 The default unit of measure is inches, or the last unit of measure
76 used. All units are in true dimensions. Allowable units of mea‐
77 sure are the same that TeX allows: in, mm, cm, pt, pc, dd, and cc.
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80 -m - Reverses the order of the pages. This time, both the modulo
81 and the page number are defaulted.
82 -m 2:0 Selects the first, third, fifth, etc. pages from the file.
83 Print this one after printing the next, taking the paper out
84 of the feed tray and reinserting it into the paper feed.
85 -m 2:-1 Selects the second, fourth, etc. pages, and writes them in
86 reverse order.
87 -m 4:-1,2(4.25in,0in)
88 -m 4:-3,0(4.25in,0in)
89 Useful for printing a little booklet, four pages to a sheet,
90 double-sided, for stapling in the middle. Print the first
91 one, put the stack back into the printer upside down, and
92 print the second. The `in' specifications are superfluous.
93 -m ,(1pt,1)
94 Scare your system administrator! Actually, things are so
95 blurry with this option, you may want to send enemies letters
96 printed like this. *Long* letters.
97 -m 4:0(5.5in,4.25),3(0,4.25)
98 -m 4:1(0in,4.25),2(5.5,4.25)
99 Print a four-page card on one sheet. Print the first, rotate
100 the paper 180 degrees and feed it again. (PostScript people
101 can do funny tricks with PostScript so this isn't necessary.)
102 March 1994 DVIDVI(L)