---
name: "dvi2dvi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dvi2dvi"
version: "2.0alpha-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dvi2dvi"
---

# dvi2dvi(1)

Tweaks DVI files

## NAME

dvi2dvi - Tweaks DVI files

## SYNOPSIS

**dvi2dvi** \[*options*\] *files*...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **dvi2dvi** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. **dvi2dvi** is a program that can tweak DVI files - e.g. expands virtual fonts in given DVI files, changes font names in given DVI files, decomposes 2-byte fonts into 1-byte subfonts, and so on.  The most common use of this program would be to translate DVI files generated by NTT jTeX to those of ASCII pTeX.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-d**

  Enable debug output.

- **-f num**

  Specify starting page number.

- **-i file**

  Specify a PostScript prologue file.

- **-l**

  Prohibit error logging.

- **-m{0\|h\|1\|2\|3\|4\|5} or -m mag**

  Specify magnification.

- **-n num**

  Specify how many copies to print.

- **-o *command***

  Specify a PostScript command to send.

- **-q**

  Quiet operation.

- **-r**

  Do not process pages in reverse order.

- **-s file**

  Specify a PostScript setup file.

- **-t num**

  Specify ending page number.

- **-w**

  Do not show warnings.

- **-D var=val**

  Define a variable.

- **-F fontdesc**

  Specify fontdesc file you want to use.

- **-K**

  Remove comments from included PS files.

- **-L**

  Truncate file name to 8 characters.

- **-R resolution**

  Specify different resolution.

- **-S**

  Show some statistics.\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Masayuki Hatta \<mhatta@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).