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Linux / Unix Command: dvipdf
Command Library

NAME

dvipdf - Convert TeX DVI file to PDF using ghostscript and dvips  

SYNOPSIS

dvipdf [ options ] input.dvi [ output.pdf ] ...  

DESCRIPTION

This script invokes dvips(1) with the -q option, and pipes its output into gs(1) with the following options:

-q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite

as well as -sOutputFile and any options from the command-line.  

SEE ALSO

gs(1), dvips(1)  

Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.

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