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TEXI2DVI(1)			 User Commands			   TEXI2DVI(1)

NAME
       texi2dvi - convert Texinfo documents to PDF

SYNOPSIS
       texi2dvi [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.

       In  order  to  make  texi2dvi  a	 drop-in  replacement  of TeX/LaTeX in
       AUC-TeX, the FILE may also be composed of the following simple TeX com‐
       mands.

       `\input{FILE}'
	      the actual file to compile

       `\nonstopmode'
	      same as --batch

       Makeinfo	 is used to perform Texinfo macro expansion before running TeX
       when needed.

   General options:
       -b, --batch
	      no interaction

       -D, --debug
	      turn on shell debugging (set -x)

       -h, --help
	      display this help and exit successfully

       -o, --output=OFILE
	      leave output in OFILE (implies --clean); only one input FILE may
	      be specified in this case

       -q, --quiet
	      no output unless errors (implies --batch)

       -s, --silent
	      same as --quiet

       -v, --version
	      display version information and exit successfully

       -V, --verbose
	      report on what is done

   TeX tuning:
       -@     use @input instead of \input for preloaded Texinfo

       --dvi  output a DVI file [default]

       --dvipdf
	      output a PDF file via DVI (using dvipdf)

       -e, -E, --expand
	      force macro expansion using makeinfo

       -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

       -p, --pdf
	      use pdftex or pdflatex for processing

       -r, --recode
	      call recode before TeX to translate input

       --recode-from=ENC
	      recode from ENC to the @documentencoding

       --src-specials
	      pass --src-specials to TeX

       -t, --command=CMD
	      insert CMD in copy of input file

       or --texinfo=CMD
	      multiple values accumulate

       --translate-file=FILE
	      use given charset translation file for TeX

   Build modes:
       --build=MODE
	      specify the treatment of auxiliary files [local]

       --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 [.]

       --mostly-clean
	      remove the auxiliary files and directories but not the output

       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 MODEs are:
       `local'
	      compile in the current  directory,  leaving  all	the  auxiliary
	      files around.  This is the traditional TeX use.

       `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.

   Using the `tidy' mode brings several advantages:
       -      the  current  directory is not cluttered with plethora of tempo‐
	      rary files.

       -      clutter can be even reduced using --build-dir=dir: all the *.t2d
	      directories are stored there.

       -      clutter	 can	be    reduced	 to    zero    using,	 e.g.,
	      --build-dir=/tmp/$USER.t2d or --build-dir=$HOME/.t2d.

       -      the output file is updated after every succesful	TeX  run,  for
	      sake  of	concurrent  visualization of the output.  In a `local'
	      build the viewer stops during the whole TeX run.

       -      if the compilation fails, the previous state of the output  file
	      is preserved.

       -      PDF and DVI compilation are kept in separate subdirectories pre‐
	      venting any possibility of auxiliary file incompatibility.

       On the other hand, because `tidy' compilation takes  place  in  another
       directory,  occasionally	 TeX  won't  be able to find some files (e.g.,
       when using \graphicspath): in that case use -I  to  specify  the	 addi‐
       tional directories to consider.

       The values of the BIBTEX, LATEX (or PDFLATEX), MAKEINDEX, MAKEINFO, TEX
       (or PDFTEX), TEXINDEX, and THUMBPDF environment variables are  used  to
       run  those  commands, if they are set.  Any CMD strings are added after
       @setfilename for Texinfo input, in the first line for LaTeX input.

REPORTING BUGS
       Email bug reports to <bug-texinfo@gnu.org>, general questions and  dis‐
       cussion	   to	  <help-texinfo@gnu.org>.     Texinfo	 home	 page:
       http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2008 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.

texi2dvi 1.135			September 2008			   TEXI2DVI(1)
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