How do I print and display tex, latex, dvi, and PostScript (ps) files?
The following is a useful list of commands that can be run at the Unix
prompt
| tex |
TeX converts a TeX document into a DVI (Device Independant)
document. |
| latex |
LaTeX converts a LaTeX document into a DVI (Device Independant)
document. LaTeX is a higher level language built on top of TeX. |
| xdvi |
Displays a DVI document on an X display. |
| dvips |
Converts a DVI document into a PostScript document. |
| gs |
GhostScript and GhostView display a PostScript document
on an X display. |
| ghostview |
GhostScript and GhostView display a PostScript document
on an X display. |
| lpr |
Prints a PostScript document. |
| distill |
Creates an Acrobat File (.pdf) from a PostScript file. |
File Extensions
| .tex |
TeX and LaTeX documents |
| .dvi |
Device Independant file type |
| .ps |
Adobe PostScript |
| .pdf |
Adobe Acrobat format, commonly used for web and publication |
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