dt2dv
convert a DTL text representation of a TeX DVI file to a binary DVI file
see also :
dv2dt - dvitype - tex
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.
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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.
files
*.dvi
binary TeX DVI file.
*.dtl
text representation of a TeX DVI file in DVI Text Language
format.
see also
dv2dt ,
dvitype , tex .
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[:at:]ee.latrobe.edu[:dot:]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[:at:]math.utah[:dot:]edu>