1DVITYPE(1) General Commands Manual DVITYPE(1)
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6 dvitype - translate a dvi file for humans
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9 dvitype dvi_name[.dvi]
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12 This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documen‐
13 tation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual
14 Web2C: A TeX implementation.
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16 The dvitype program translates a DVI (DeVice Independent) file output
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18 It also serves as a DVI file-validating program (i.e., if dvitype can
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22 The output file can include all commands, just the important ones, or
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24 pages may be selected for transliteration; the magnification and reso‐
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38 Donald E. Knuth, TeXfornroffware.
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45 Donald E. Knuth wrote the program. It was published as part of the TeX
46 for nroffware technical report, available from the TeX Users Group.
47 Howard Trickey and Pavel Curtis originally ported it to Unix.
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