DVITYPE(1)DVITYPE(1)NAMEdvitype - translate a dvi file for humans
SYNOPSISdvitype dvi_name[.dvi]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The com-
plete documentation for this version of TeX can be found
in the info file or manual Web2C: A TeX implementation.
The dvitype program translates a DVI (DeVice Independent)
file output by (for example) tex(1) or gftodvi(1), to a
file that humans can read. It also serves as a DVI file-
validating program (i.e., if dvitype can read it, it's
correct) and as an example of a DVI-reading program for
future device drivers.
The output file can include all commands, just the impor-
tant ones, or none at all (in which case only errors are
reported). A subinterval of pages may be selected for
transliteration; the magnification and resolution of the
``output device'' may be changed; and so on. All options
are specified with an on-line dialog.
The .dvi extension is supplied if omitted from dvi_name.
The output goes to stdout.
ENVIRONMENT
The environment variable TEXFONTS is used to search for
the TFM files used in the DVI file. See tex(1) for the
details of the searching. If TEXFONTS is not set, it uses
the system default.
SEE ALSOgftype(1), pktype(1).
Donald E. Knuth, TeXware.
BUGS
The interactive dialog should be replaced by command-line
options, as with gftype.
AUTHORS
Donald E. Knuth wrote the program. It was published as
part of the TeXware technical report, available from the
TeX Users Group. Howard Trickey and Pavel Curtis origi-
nally ported it to Unix.
Web2C 7.4.5 19 December 1994 DVITYPE(1)
