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
R 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 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 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 DVI files is fully described
in
Donald E. Knuth,
R : 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
FILES
*.dtl
text representation of a 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>
