1 .TH DVITYPE 1 "16 June 2015" "Web2C @VERSION@"
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3 .if t .ds TX \fRT\\h'-0.1667m'\\v'0.20v'E\\v'-0.20v'\\h'-0.125m'X\fP
5 .ie t .ds OX \fIT\v'+0.25m'E\v'-0.25m'X\fP
7 .\" BX definition must follow TX so BX can use TX
8 .if t .ds BX \fRB\s-2IB\s0\fP\*(TX
10 .\" LX definition must follow TX so LX can use TX
11 .if t .ds LX \fRL\\h'-0.36m'\\v'-0.15v'\s-2A\s0\\h'-0.15m'\\v'0.15v'\fP\*(TX
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15 dvitype, odvitype \- translate a dvi file for humans
18 .IR dvi_name [ \fB.dvi\fP ]
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21 This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
22 documentation for this version of \*(TX can be found in the info file
24 .IR "Web2C: A TeX implementation" .
28 program translates a DVI (DeVice Independent) file output by (for example)
32 to a file that humans can read. It also serves as a DVI file-validating
35 can read it, it's correct) and as an example of a DVI-reading
36 program for future device drivers.
38 The output file can include all commands, just the important
39 ones, or none at all (in which case only errors are reported).
40 A subinterval of pages may be selected for transliteration; the
41 magnification and resolution of the ``output device'' may be
42 changed; and so on. All options are specified with an on-line dialog.
46 extension is supplied if omitted from
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56 pixels per inch; default 300.0.
59 .BI \-magnification= NUMBER
60 Override existing magnification with
64 .BI \-max-pages= NUMBER
67 pages; default one million.
70 .BI \-output-level= NUMBER
71 Verbosity level, from 0 to 4; default 4.
74 .BI \-page-start= PAGE-SPEC
77 for example `2' or `5.*.-2'.
81 Show numeric opcodes (in decimal).
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84 The environment variable TEXFONTS is used to search for the TFM files
85 used in the DVI file. See
87 for the details of the searching.
88 If TEXFONTS is not set, it uses the system default.
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98 Donald E. Knuth wrote the program. It was published as part of the
100 technical report, available from the \*(TX Users Group.
101 Howard Trickey and Pavel Curtis originally ported it to Unix.