1DT2DV(1)                    General Commands Manual                   DT2DV(1)
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NAME

6       dt2dv - convert a DTL text representation of a TeX DVI file to a binary
7       DVI file
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SYNOPSIS

10       dt2dv [-debug] [-group] [-si] [-so] [input-DTL-file] [output-DVI-file]
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12       In the absence of the -si and -so  options,  both  file  arguments  are
13       required  in  the  order input-DTL-file output-DVI-file .  But also see
14       the OPTIONS section below.  No default file extensions are supplied.
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DESCRIPTION

17       dt2dv converts a text representation of a TeX DVI  file,  usually  pro‐
18       duced by the companion dv2dt(1) utility, back to a binary DVI file. DTL
19       (DVI Text Language) files can be edited, with care, and  then  restored
20       to  DVI  form  for  processing  by  any TeX DVI driver program.  In DTL
21       files, font directory names and font names are  preceded  by  a  length
22       field, which must be updated if the names are modified.
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24       dvitype(1)  can also display a textual representation of DVI files, but
25       in some implementations at least, it cannot be used in batch mode,  and
26       its output is not well-suited for conversion back to a DVI file.
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28       The format of TeX DVI files is fully described in Donald E. Knuth, TeX:
29       The Program, Addison-Wesley (1986), ISBN 0-201-13437-3, as well  as  in
30       the dvitype(1) literate program source code.  Brief descriptions of the
31       DTL and DVI formats are given in dv2dt(1).
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OPTIONS

34       -debug   Turn on detailed debugging output.
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36       -group   Expect each DTL command to be in parentheses.
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38       -si      Read all DTL commands from standard input.
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40       -so      Write all DVI commands to standard output.
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SEE ALSO

43       dv2dt(1), dvitype(1), tex(1).
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FILES

46       *.dvi   binary TeX DVI file.
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48       *.dtl   text representation of a TeX DVI file in DVI Text Language for‐
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AUTHOR

52       dt2dv and dv2dt(1) were written by
53              Geoffrey Tobin
54              Department of Electronic Engineering
55              La Trobe University
56              Bundoora, Victoria 3083
57              Australia
58              Tel: +61 3 479 3736
59              FAX: +61 3 479 3025
60              Email: <G.Tobin@ee.latrobe.edu.au>
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62       These manual pages were written primarily by
63              Nelson H. F. Beebe, Ph.D.
64              Center for Scientific Computing
65              Department of Mathematics
66              University of Utah
67              Salt Lake City, UT 84112
68              Tel: +1 801 581 5254
69              FAX: +1 801 581 4148
70              Email: <beebe@math.utah.edu>
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74Version 0.6.0                    08 March 1995                        DT2DV(1)