---
name: "dvicopy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dvicopy"
---

# dvicopy(1)

produce modified copy of DVI file

## NAME

dvicopy, odvicopy - produce modified copy of DVI file

## SYNOPSIS

**dvicopy** \[*options*\] \[*infile*\[***.dvi***\] \[*outfile*\[***.dvi***\]\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**dvicopy** reads a DVI file, expands any references to virtual fonts to base fonts, and writes the resulting DVI file.  Thus you can use virtual fonts even if your DVI processor does not support them, by passing the documents through **dvicopy** first.

The **odvitype** program does the same job for Omega/Aleph's output, modified to support their *.ofm* font format.

## OPTIONS

- **-magnification=***NUMBER*

  Override existing magnification with *NUMBER*.

- **-max-pages=***NUMBER*

  Process *NUMBER* pages; default one million.

- **-page-start=***PAGE-SPEC*

  Start at *PAGE-SPEC*, for example \`2' or \`5.\*.-2'.

The standard **-help** and **-version** options are also supported.

## SEE ALSO

[**dviselect**(1)](/dviselect/1.md), [**dvitype**(1)](/dvitype/1.md).

DVI processor topic on CTAN: https://ctan.org/topic/dvi-proc\
 Package page on CTAN: https://ctan.org/pkg/dvicopy\
 Section in the Web2c manual: https://tug.org/texinfohtml/web2c.html#dvicopy-invocation\
 Typeset source code: https://ctan.org/pkg/knuth-pdf

## AUTHORS

Peter Breitenlohner wrote the program.  Klaus Guntermann originally ported it to Unix.  Yannis Haralambous and John Plaice created the Omega version.

Public discussion list and bug reports: https://lists.tug.org/tex-k