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 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 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.

SEE ALSO

       dv2dt(1), dvitype(1), tex(1).

FILES

       *.dvi   binary TeX DVI file.

       *.dtl   text representation of a TeX 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>