1LATEX2RTF(1)                     User Commands                    LATEX2RTF(1)
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NAME

6       latex2rtf - Convert a LaTeX file to an RTF file
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SYNTAX

9       latex2rtf [-hlpFSVW] [ -d# ] [ -D# ] [ -M# ]  [ -se#] [ -sf#] [ -t# ] [
10       -Z# ] [ -a auxfile ] [ -b bblfile ] [ -C codepage ]  [ -i language ]  [
11       -o outputfile ] [ -P /path/to/cfg ] [ -T /path/to/tmp ] [ inputfile ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  latex2rtf  command converts a LaTeX file into RTF text format. The
15       text and much of the formatting information is translated to RTF.
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17       -a auxfile
18              Used to specify a particular cross-referencing file.  When  this
19              option  is  omitted,  the  auxfile  is assumed to be the same as
20              inputfile with the .tex suffix replaced by .aux.
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22       -b bblfile
23              Used to specify a particular bibliography file When this  option
24              is  omitted,  the bblfile is assumed to be the same as inputfile
25              with the .tex suffix replaced by .bbl.
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27       -C codepage
28              used to specify the character set (code page) used in the  LaTeX
29              document  for  non-ansi  characters.  codepage may be one of the
30              following: ansinew,  applemac,  cp437,  cp437de,  cp850,  cp852,
31              cp855,  cp865,  cp866, decmulti, cp1250, cp1252, koi8-r, koi8-u,
32              latin1, latin2, latin3, latin4, latin5, latin9, maccyr,  macukr,
33              next,  raw,  raw437, raw852, raw1250, raw1251, and raw1253.  The
34              default behavior is to use ansinew (same as cp1252).  For conve‐
35              nience, just the numbers 437, 437de, 850, 852, 855, 866, 1250 or
36              1252 may be specified.
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38              The raw character set  encoding  prevents  any  8-bit  character
39              translation.  The RTF file is marked to use the same encoding as
40              the default encoding for the program interpreting the RTF  file.
41              This is particularly useful when translating a file written in a
42              language (e.g., czech) that maps poorly into the ansinew  (west‐
43              ern european) character set.
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46       -d#    Write  extra  debugging  output to stderr.  Higher numbers cause
47              more debugging output and  range  from  0  (only  errors)  to  6
48              (absurdly  many messages). The default is 1 (Warnings and Errors
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51       -D dots_per_inch
52              Used to specify the number of dots per inch  in  equations  that
53              are  converted  to  bitmaps  and  for graphics that must be con‐
54              verted.  Default is 300 dpi.
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56       -E#    where # selects the type of figure handling desired.   RTF  does
57              not support insertion of PS, PDF, or EPS file types.  These fig‐
58              ures must be converted to a bitmap  format  and  then  inserted.
59              One  trick is to insert the filenames into the RTF file and then
60              in post-processing, insert the file.  These options can be added
61              together.
62              -E3 insert all figures (DEFAULT)
63              -E0 no figures in the RTF
64              -E1 insert figures having RTF-supported formats
65              -E2 convert and insert unsupported figure formats
66              -E4 insert only filenames for supported file formats
67              -E8 insert only filenames for unsupported file formats
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69       -f use fields
70              -f0  do not use fields in RTF.  This is handy when primitive RTF
71              editors are being used to view the RTF output.
72              -f1 use fields for equations but not \ref and \cite.
73              -f2 use fields for \ref and \cite but not equations.
74              -f3 use fields when possible.  This is the default and  is  most
75              useful  when  the RTF file is being exported to be used in Word.
76              This retains the most information from the original LaTeX file.
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78       -F     use LaTeX to create bitmaps for all figures.  This may help when
79              figures are not translated properly.
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81       -h     Print a short usage note
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83       -i language
84              used  to  set  the  idiom or language used in the LaTeX document
85              language may be one of the following afrikaans, bahasa,  basque,
86              brazil,  breton,  catalan,  croatian, czech, danish, dutch, eng‐
87              lish, esperanto, estonian, finnish,  french,  galician,  german,
88              icelandic,   irish,italian,   latin,  lsorbian,  magyar,  norsk,
89              nynorsk, polish, portuges, romanian, russian,  samin,  scottish,
90              serbian,  slovak,  slovene, spanish, swedish, turkish, usorbian,
91              welsh.  The default is english.
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93       -l     Assume LaTeX source uses ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) special characters
94              (default behavior).
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96       -o outputfile
97              Redirect  output to outputfile Unless an outputfile is specified
98              with the -o option, the resulting RTF is produced in a file with
99              .tex replaced by .rtf.
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101       -M#    where # selects the type of equation conversion.
102              -M1 displayed equations to RTF
103              -M2 inline equations to RTF
104              -M4 displayed equations to bitmap
105              -M8 inline equations to bitmap
106              -M16 insert Word comment field containing the raw LaTeX equation
107              -M32 insert raw LaTeX equation delimited by $...$ and \[...\]
108              -M64 displayed equations to EPS files with filenames in RTF
109              -M128 inline equations to EPS files with filenames in RTF
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111       These options may be added together to get different results
112              -M0 no equations fields in the RTF.
113              -M3   converts  both  inline  and  displayed  equations  to  RTF
114              (DEFAULT).
115              -M12 converts inline and displayed equations to bitmaps.
116              -M192 converts inline and displayed equations to eps  files  and
117              inserts a tag in RTF.
118              Bitmap  conversion requires a working latex2png script.  Produc‐
119              ing bitmaps is slow.
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121       -p     Escape printed parentheses in  mathematical  formulas,  as  some
122              versions  of  Word (e.g Word 2000) have deep psychological prob‐
123              lems with EQ fields using quoted parentheses.  If Word  displays
124              some  formulas  with  parentheses  as 'Error!', try this option.
125              See also the -S option.
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127       -P /path/to/cfg
128              used to specify the  directory  that  contains  the  @code{.cfg}
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131       -se#   selects  the scale for equation conversion, where # is the scale
132              factor (default 1.00).
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134       -sf#   selects the scale for figure conversion, where #  is  the  scale
135              factor (default 1.00).
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137       -S     Use  semicolons  to  separate  arguments in RTF fields.  This is
138              needed when the machine opening the RTF file has  a  version  of
139              Word  that  uses  commas  for decimal points.  This also can fix
140              displaying some formulas as 'Error!'  You may also need  to  try
141              the -p option.
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143       -t#    selects the type of table conversion.
144              -t1 convert tables to RTF (default)
145              -t2 convert tables to bitmaps
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147       -T /path/to/tmp
148              used to specify the folder where to put temporary files.
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150       -V     Prints version on standard output and exits.
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152       -W     Emit  warnings  directly in RTF file.  Handy for catching things
153              that do not get translated correctly.
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155       -Z#    Add # close braces to end of RTF file.  (Handy when file is  not
156              converted  correctly  and  will not open in another word proces‐
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CONFIGURATION FILES

160       The configuration files are searched first in any  directory  specified
161       by  -P, then in the location specified by the environment variable RTF‐
162       PATH, and finally in the location CFGDIR specified when  latex2rtf  was
163       compiled.   If  the  configuration  files  are not found then latex2rtf
164       aborts.  The configuration files allow additional fonts  to  be  recog‐
165       nized,  additional  simple  commands  to be translation, and additional
166       commands to be ignored.
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CAUTION

169       The input file must be a valid LaTeX file. Use LaTeX to  find  and  fix
170       errors before converting with latex2rtf.
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172       The  configuration  files  direct.cfg  and fonts.cfg are in the correct
173       directory.  You may have to change fonts.cfg or direct.cfg to suit your
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BUGS

177       Some might consider RTF to be a bug.
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179       Some environments are currently ignored.
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181       Translation without a LaTeX generated .aux file is poor.
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REPORTING BUGS

184       Report   bugs   to   to  the  bug  tracking  system  at  http://source
185       forge.net/projects/latex2rtf/.  Only report bugs for the latest version
186       of latex2rtf that is available.  Please identify your operating system.
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189       If  the program produces wrong output or does not work for you, INCLUDE
190       A SHORT LATEX FILE that demonstrates  the  problem.   The  shorter  the
191       LaTeX  file, the quicker your bug will get addressed.  Bug reports with
192       non-existent LaTeX files are not welcomed by the  developers.   Do  not
193       bother to send RTF files, since these are usually unhelpful.
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SEE ALSO

196       latex(1),  rtf2LaTeX2e(1),  LaTeX  User's  Guide  & Reference Manual by
197       Leslie Lamport
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199       For  complete,  current  documentation,  refer   to   the   Info   file
200       latex2rtf.info,   the   PDF   file   latex2rtf.pdf  or  the  HTML  file
201       latex2rtf.html  which  are  made   from   the   TeXInfo   source   file
202       latex2rtf.texi.
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