TEXI2DVI(1)                      User Commands                     TEXI2DVI(1)

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:
       --dvi  output a DVI file [default]

       --dvipdf
              output a PDF file via DVI (using a dvi-to-pdf program)

       --html output an HTML file from LaTeX, using HeVeA

       --info output an Info file from LaTeX, using HeVeA

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

       --ps   output a PostScript file via DVI (using dvips)

       --text output a plain text file from LaTeX, using HeVeA

   TeX tuning:
       -E, --expand
              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

       --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]

       --tidy same as --build=tidy

       -c, --clean
              same as --build=clean

       --build-dir=DIR
              specify where the tidy compilation is performed; implies --tidy

       The MODE specifies where the TeX compilation takes place, and, as a
       consequence, how auxiliary files are treated.

   Valid values of MODE 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.

       The build mode can also be set using the environment variable
       TEXI2DVI_BUILD_MODE.  The tidy build directory can also be set using
       the environment variable TEXI2DVI_BUILD_DIRECTORY.

       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@gnu.org, general questions and discussion to
       help-texinfo@gnu.org.
       GNU Texinfo home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/>
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2023 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 (GNU Texinfo 7.1)       October 2023                      TEXI2DVI(1)