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DVI utilities
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  TeX outputs a file in "DVI" (DeVice Independent) format as a compact
representation of the original document.  DVI files can be translated
to meet the requirements of a real physical device, such as PostScript
printers (Note: Introduction.), PCL printers (see
dvilj(1)), and X displays (see xdvi(1)).  In fact, DVI translators are
available for virtually all common devices: see `CTAN:/dviware' (for
CTAN info, Note: unixtex.ftp.ftp.).

  For the precise definition of the DVI file format, see (for example)
the source file `web2c/dvitype.web'.

  The DVI-processing programs in the Web2c distribution are not device
drivers; they perform generic utility functions.

dvicopy invocation

Expand virtual fonts.

dvitype invocation

DVI to human-readable text.