# DVITYPE - translate a dvi file for humans - man - [phpMan]

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## 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tex/1/markdown)
       or [**gftodvi**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gftodvi/1/markdown), to a file that humans can read. It also serves as a DVI  file-validating  pro‐
       gram  (i.e., if **dvitype **can read it, it's correct) and as an example of a DVI-reading program
       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  op‐
       tions are specified with an on-line dialog.

       The **.dvi **extension is supplied if omitted from _dvi_name_.  The output goes to _stdout_.

## OPTIONS
### -dpi=_
              Set resolution to _REAL_ pixels per inch; default 300.0.

### -magnification=_
              Override existing magnification with _NUMBER_.

### -max-pages=_
              Process _NUMBER_ pages; default one million.

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

### -page-start=_
              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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tex/1/markdown) for the details of the searching.  If TEXFONTS is not set, it uses the system  de‐
       fault.

## SEE ALSO
       [**gftype**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gftype/1/markdown), [**pktype**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pktype/1/markdown).
       Donald E. Knuth, _TeXware_.

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

Web2C 2023                                  16 June 2015                                  [_DVITYPE_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DVITYPE/1/markdown)