NAME
texi2dvi - convert Texinfo documents to DVI or PDF
SYNOPSIS
texi2dvi
[OPTION]... FILE...
texi2pdf [OPTION]... FILE...
pdftexi2dvi [OPTION]... FILE...
DESCRIPTION
Run each Texinfo or (La)TeX FILE through TeX in turn until all cross-references are resolved, building all indices. The directory containing each FILE is searched for included files. The suffix of FILE is used to determine its language ((La)TeX or Texinfo). To process (e)plain TeX files, set the environment variable LATEX=tex.
When invoked as ’texi2pdf’ or given the option --pdf generate PDF output. Otherwise, generate DVI.
General
options:
-D, --debug
turn on shell debugging (set -x)
-h, --help
display this help and exit successfully
-o, --output=OFILE
leave output in OFILE; only one input FILE is allowed
-q, --quiet
no output unless errors
-v, --version
display version information and exit successfully
-V, --verbose
report on what is done
--max-iterations=N
don’t process files more than N times [7]
--mostly-clean
remove auxiliary files or directories from previous runs (but not the output)
Output format:
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--dvi |
output a DVI file [default] |
--dvipdf
output a PDF file via DVI (using a dvi-to-pdf program)
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--html |
output an HTML file from LaTeX, using HeVeA |
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--info |
output an Info file from LaTeX, using HeVeA |
-p, --pdf
use pdftex or pdflatex for processing
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--ps |
output a PostScript file via DVI (using dvips) |
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--text |
output a plain text file from LaTeX, using HeVeA |
TeX tuning:
-E, --expand
macro expansion using makeinfo
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-I DIR |
search DIR for Texinfo files |
-l, --language=LANG
specify LANG for FILE, either latex or texinfo
--no-line-error
do not pass --file-line-error to TeX
--shell-escape
pass --shell-escape to TeX
--src-specials
pass --src-specials to TeX
--translate-file=FILE
use given charset translation file for TeX
-t, --command=CMD
insert CMD in copy of input file
Build modes:
--build=MODE
specify the treatment of auxiliary files [local]
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--tidy |
same as --build=tidy |
-c, --clean
same as --build=clean
--build-dir=DIR
specify where the tidy compilation is performed; implies --tidy; defaults to TEXI2DVI_BUILD_DIRECTORY [.]
The MODE specifies where the TeX compilation takes place, and, as a consequence, how auxiliary files are treated. The build mode can also be set using the environment variable TEXI2DVI_BUILD_MODE.
Valid values
of MODE are:
’local’
compile in the current directory, leaving all the auxiliary files around. This is the traditional TeX use.
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’tidy’ |
compile in a local *.t2d directory, where the auxiliary files are left. Output files are copied back to the original file. |
’clean’
same as ’tidy’, but remove the auxiliary directory afterwards. Every compilation therefore requires the full cycle.
The values of these environment variables are used to run the corresponding commands, if they are set:
BIBER BIBTEX DVIPDF DVIPS EGREP HEVEA LATEX MAKEINDEX MAKEINFO PDFLATEX PDFTEX SED T4HT TEX TEX4HT TEXINDEX TEXINDY THUMBPDF_CMD
Regarding --dvipdf, if DVIPDF is not set in the environment, the following programs are looked for (in this order): dvipdfmx dvipdfm dvipdf dvi2pdf dvitopdf.
If Texinfo is installed on your site, then the command
info texi2dvi
should give you access to more documentation.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to
bug-texinfo [AT] gnu.org, general questions and discussion to
help-texinfo [AT] gnu.org.
GNU Texinfo home page:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/>;
General help using GNU software:
<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>;
COPYRIGHT
Copyright
© 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>;
This is free software: you are free to change and
redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for texi2dvi is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and texi2dvi programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info texi2dvi
should give you access to the complete manual.