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
required 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 produced
by the companion
dv2dt(1) utility, back to a binary DVI file. DTL
(
DVI Text Language) files can be edited, with care, and then restored
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
format.
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>