DVITYPE(1)                                                    General Commands Manual                                                   DVITYPE(1)

NAME

       dvitype, odvitype - translate a dvi file for humans

SYNOPSIS

       dvitype dvi_name[.dvi]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive.  The complete 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 pro-
       gram for future device drivers.

       The output file can include all commands, just the important 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.

OPTIONS

       -dpi=REAL
              Set resolution to REAL pixels per inch; default 300.0.

       -magnification=NUMBER
              Override existing magnification with NUMBER.

       -max-pages=NUMBER
              Process NUMBER pages; default one million.

       -output-level=NUMBER
              Verbosity level, from 0 to 4; default 4.

       -page-start=PAGE-SPEC
              Start at PAGE-SPEC, for example `2' or `5.*.-2'.

       -show-opcodes
              Show numeric opcodes (in decimal).

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 ALSO

       gftype(1), pktype(1).
       Donald E. Knuth, TeX for nroffware.

AUTHORS

       Donald E. Knuth wrote the program.  It was published as part of the TeX for nroffware technical report, available from the TeX Users Group.
       Howard Trickey and Pavel Curtis originally ported it to Unix.

Web2C 2012                                                       19 December 1994                                                       DVITYPE(1)