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DV2DT(1)		     General Commands Manual			DV2DT(1)

NAME
     dv2dt - convert a binary TeX DVI file to DTL text representation

SYNOPSIS
     dv2dt input-DVI-file output-DTL-file

     If the filenames are omitted, then stdin and stdout are assumed.

DESCRIPTION
     dv2dt  converts  a binary TeX DVI file to an editable text file in DTL (DVI
     Text Language) format.  The companion dt2dv(1) utility can convert the  DTL
     file back to a binary DVI file.

DVI COMMAND DESCRIPTION
     TeX  DVI  files contain a compact binary description of typeset pages, as a
     stream of operation code bytes, each immediately followed by zero	or  more
     parameter	bytes.	 The format of 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.

     For convenience, we provide a summary of DVI commands here.  In the follow-
     ing list, operation code bytes are given as unsigned decimal  values,  fol-
     lowed  by	their  symbolic names (not present in the DVI file), and a short
     description.  A designation like b[+n] means that the operation  code  byte
     is  followed  by  a parameter b which uses n bytes, and is signed.  Without
     the plus sign, the parameter is unsigned.	Signed integer parameter  values
     are  always represented in two's complement arithmetic, which is the system
     followed by most computers manufactured today, including all personal  com-
     puters and workstations.

     0 set_char_0     Set character 0 from current font.

     ...

     127 set_char_127
		      Set character 127 from current font.

     128 set1  c[1]   Set 1-byte unsigned character (uchar) number c.

     129 set2  c[2]   Set 2-byte uchar number c.

     130 set3  c[3]   Set 3-byte uchar number c.

     131 set4  c[+4]  Set 4-byte signed character (schar) number c.

     132 set_rule  a[+4]  b[+4]
		      Set rule, height a, width b.

     133 put1  c[1]   Put 1-byte uchar c.

     134 put2  c[2]   Put 2-byte uchar c.

     135 put3  c[3]   Put 3-byte uchar c.

     136 put4  c[+4]  Put 4-byte schar c.

     137 put_rule  a[+4]  b[+4]
		      Put rule, height a, width b.

     138 nop	      Do nothing.

     139 bop  c0[+4]  ...  c9[+4]  p[+4]
		      Beginning of page.  The parameters c0  ...  c9 are the TeX
		      page counters, the contents of TeX count registers \count0
		      ...  \count9.  The parameter p is the byte offset from the
		      beginning  of  the  DVI file of the previous bop operation
		      code byte.  The first such command in the file has p = -1.

     140 eop	      End of page.

     141 push	      Push (h,v,w,x,y,z) onto stack.

     142 pop	      Pop (h,v,w,x,y,z) from stack.

     143 right1  b[+1]
		      Move right b units.

     144 right2  b[+2]
		      Move right b units.

     145 right3  b[+3]
		      Move right b units.

     146 right4  b[+4]
		      Move right b units.

     147 w0	      Move right w units.

     148 w1  b[+1]    Move right b units, and set w = b.

     149 w2  b[+2]    Move right b units, and set w = b.

     150 w3  b[+3]    Move right b units, and set w = b.

     151 w4  b[+4]    Move right b units, and set w = b.

     152 x0	      Move right x units.

     153 x1  b[+1]    Move right b units, and set x = b.

     154 x2  b[+2]    Move right b units, and set x = b.

     155 x3  b[+3]    Move right b units, and set x = b.

     156 x4  b[+4]    Move right b units, and set x = b.

     157 down1	a[+1]
		      Move down a units.

     158 down2	a[+2]
		      Move down a units.

     159 down3	a[+3]
		      Move down a units.

     160 down4	a[+4]
		      Move down a units.

     161 y0	      Move right y units.

     162 y1  a[+1]    Move right a units, and set y = a.

     163 y2  a[+2]    Move right a units, and set y = a.

     164 y3  a[+3]    Move right a units, and set y = a.

     165 y4  a[+4]    Move right a units, and set y = a.

     166 z0	      Move right z units.

     167 z1  a[+1]    Move right a units, and set z = a.

     168 z2  a[+2]    Move right a units, and set z = a.

     169 z3  a[+3]    Move right a units, and set z = a.

     170 z4  a[+4]    Move right a units, and set z = a.

     171 fnt_num_0    Set current font number (f) = 0.

     ...

     234 fnt_num_63   Set f = 63.

     235 fnt1  k[1]   Set f = k.

     236 fnt2  k[2]   Set f = k.

     237 fnt3  k[3]   Set f = k.

     238 fnt4  k[+4]  Set f = k.

     239 xxx1  k[1]  x[k]
		      Special string x with k bytes.

     240 xxx2  k[2]  x[k]
		      Special string x with k bytes.

     241 xxx3  k[3]  x[k]
		      Special string x with k bytes.

     242 xxx4  k[4]  x[k]
		      Special string x with (unsigned) k bytes.

     243 fnt_def1  k[1] c[4] s[4] d[4] a[1] l[1] n[a+l]
		      Define font k.  The parameters are:

		      c   Checksum for TFM file.

		      s   Scale factor, in DVI units.

		      d   Design size, in DVI units.

		      a   Length of the ``area'' or directory.

		      l   Length of the font name.

		      n   Area and font name string(s).

     244 fnt_def2  k[2] c[4] s[4] d[4] a[1] l[1] n[a+l]
		      Define font k.

     245 fnt_def3  k[3] c[4] s[4] d[4] a[1] l[1] n[a+l]
		      Define font k.

     246 fnt_def4  k[+4] c[4] s[4] d[4] a[1] l[1] n[a+l]
		      Define font k.

     247 pre  i[1]  num[4]  den[4]  mag[4]  k[1]  x[k]
		      Begin preamble.  The parameters are:

		      i     DVI format.  Standard TeX has ID =	2,  and  TeX-XeT
			    has ID = 3.

		      num   Numerator of 100 nm / DVI unit.

		      den   Denominator of 100 nm / DVI unit.

		      mag   1000 * magnification.

		      k     Comment length.

		      x     Comment string.

     248 post  p[4] num[4] den[4] mag[4] l[4] u[4] s[2] t[2]
		      Begin postamble.	The parameters are:

		      p     Pointer to final bop.

		      num, den, mag
			    Duplicates of values in preamble.

		      l     Height-plus-depth of tallest page, in DVI units.

		      u     Width of widest page, in DVI units.

		      s     Maximum stack depth needed to process this DVI file.

		      t     Total number of pages (bop commands) present.

     249 post_post  q[4] i[1] 223 ... 223
		      End postamble.  The parameters are:

		      q     Byte  offset  from	the beginning of the DVI file to
			    the post command that started the postamble.

		      i     DVI format ID, as in the preamble.

		      223   At least four 223 bytes.

     250	      Undefined.

     ...

     255	      Undefined.

DTL COMMAND DESCRIPTION
     A DTL file contains one line per command, with a limit of	1024  characters
     per  line.   Each	command  contains a symbolic operation name, followed by
     zero or more parameter values.  The parameter value  descriptions	are  not
     repeated here; they can be found in the previous section.

     variety <variety-name>
			  This	command specifies the name of the DTL file type;
			  it has no DVI file equivalent.

     (text)		  Series of set_char commands, for printable ASCII text.

     \( 		  Literal ASCII left parenthesis in (text).

     \) 		  Literal ASCII right parenthesis in (text).

     \\ 		  Literal ASCII backslash in (text).

     \" 		  Literal ASCII double quote in (text).

     \XY		  Set_char for character with hexadecimal code	XY,  not
			  in parentheses, but by itself for readability.

     s1, s2, s2, s3	  Set, with (1,2,3,4)-byte charcodes.

     sr 		  set_rule.

     p1, p2, p2, p3	  Put, with (1,2,3,4)-byte charcodes.

     pr 		  put_rule.

     nop		  nop (do nothing).

     bop		  bop (beginning of page).

     eop		  eop (end of page).

     [			  Push.

     ]			  Pop.

     r1, r2, r3, r4	  Right, with (1,2,3,4)-byte argument.

     w0, w1, w2, w3, w4   As in DVI.

     x0, x1, x2, x3, x4   As in DVI.

     d1, d2, d3, d4	  Down, with (1,2,3,4)-byte argument.

     y0, y1, y2, y3, y4   As in DVI.

     z0, z1, z2, z3, z4   As in DVI.

     fn 		  fnt_num (set current font to font number in 0 to 63).

     f1, f2, f3, f4	  fnt (set current font to (1,2,3,4)-byte font number).

     special		  xxx	(special  commands  with  (1,2,3,4)-byte  string
			  length).

     fd 		  fnt_def (assign a number to a named font).

     pre		  Preamble.

     post		  post (begin postamble).

     post_post		  post_post (end postamble).

     opcode		  Undefined DVI command (250 to 255).

SAMPLE DTL FILE
     The following 2-line TeX file
	    Hello.
	    \bye
     when processed with the commands
	    tex hello.tex
	    dv2dt hello.dvi hello.dtl
     produces this DTL file:
	    variety sequences-6
	    pre 2 25400000 473628672 1000 27 ' TeX output 1995.03.02:2334'
	    bop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
	    [
	    d3 -917504
	    ]
	    d4 42152922
	    [
	    d4 -41497562
	    [
	    r3 1310720
	    fd1 0 11374260171 655360 655360 0 5 '' 'cmr10'
	    fn0
	    (Hello.)
	    ]
	    ]
	    d3 1572864
	    [
	    r4 15229091
	    (1)
	    ]
	    eop
	    post 42 25400000 473628672 1000 43725786 30785863 2 1
	    fd1 0 11374260171 655360 655360 0 5 'cmr10'
	    post_post 152 2 223 223 223 223
     The command
	    dt2dv hello.dtl hello.dvi
     will reconstruct the original DVI file.

SEE ALSO
     dt2dv(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
     dv2dt and dt2dv(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 primarily written 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>

Version 0.6.0			  08 March 1995 			DV2DT(1)

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