## NAME

dt2dv - convert a DTL text representation of a TeX DVI file to a binary DVI file

## SYNOPSIS

dt2dv

[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 *(Te DVI file, usually produced by the companion dv2dt (1)utility, back to a binary DVI file. DTL

files can be edited, with care, and then restored to DVI form for processing by any *(Te 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 *(Te DVI files is fully described in Donald E. Knuth, \*(Te\&: 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 *(Te DVI file.

*.dtl text representation of a *(Te 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>