latex2rtf(1) latex2rtf(1)
NAME
latex2rtf - Convert a LaTeX file to an RTF file
SYNTAX
latex2rtf [-hlpFSV] [ -d# ] [ -M# ] [ -a auxfile ] [ -b bblfile ] [ -C
codepage ] [ -D dots_per_inch ] [ -i language ] [ -o outputfile ] [ -P
/path/to/cfg ] [ inputfile ]
DESCRIPTION
The latex2rtf command converts a LaTeX file into RTF text format. The
text and much of the formatting information is translated to RTF.
-a auxfile
Used to specify a particular cross-referencing file. When this
option is omitted, the auxfile is assumed to be the same as
inputfile with the .tex suffix replaced by .aux.
-b bblfile
Used to specify a particular bibliography file When this option
is omitted, the bblfile is assumed to be the same as inputfile
with the .tex suffix replaced by .bbl.
-C codepage
used to specify the character set (code page) used in the LaTeX
document for non-ansi characters. codepage may be one of the
following: ansinew, applemac, cp437, cp437de, cp850, cp852,
cp855, cp865, cp866, decmulti, cp1250, cp1252, koi8-r, koi8-u,
latin1, latin2, latin3, latin4, latin5, latin9, maccyr, macukr,
next, raw, raw437, raw852, raw1250, raw1251, and raw1253. The
default behavior is to use ansinew (same as cp1252). For
convenience, just the numbers 437, 437de, 850, 852, 855, 866,
1250 or 1252 may be specified.
The raw character set encoding prevents any 8-bit character
translation. The RTF file is marked to use the same encoding as
the default encoding for the program interpreting the RTF file.
This is particularly useful when translating a file written in a
language (e.g., czech) that maps poorly into the ansinew (western
european) character set.
-d# Write extra debugging output to stderr. Higher numbers cause
more debugging output and range from 0 (only errors) to 6
(absurdly many messages). The default is 1 (Warnings and Errors
only).
-D dots_per_inch
Used to specify the number of dots per inch in equations that are
converted to bitmaps and for graphics that must be converted.
Default is 300 dpi.
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-F use LaTeX to create bitmaps for all figures. This may help when
figures are not translated properly.
-h Print a short usage note
-i language
used to set the idiom or language used in the LaTeX document
language may be one of the following afrikaans, bahasa, basque,
brazil, breton, catalan, croatian, czech, danish, dutch, english,
esperanto, estonian, finnish, french, galician, german,
icelandic, irish,italian, latin, lsorbian, magyar, norsk,
nynorsk, polish, portuges, romanian, russian, samin, scottish,
serbian, slovak, slovene, spanish, swedish, turkish, usorbian,
welsh. The default is english.
-l Assume LaTeX source uses ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) special characters
(default behavior).
-o outputfile
Redirect output to outputfile Unless an outputfile is specified
with the -o option, the resulting RTF is produced in a file with
.tex replaced by .rtf.
-M# where # selects the type of equation conversion. -M3 is the
default and converts both inline and displayed equations to RTF.
-M6 converts inline equations to RTF and displayed equations to
bitmaps. -M12 converts inline and displayed equations to bitmaps.
Bitmap conversion requires a working latex2png script. Producing
bitmaps is slow.
-p do not quote printed parentheses in mathematical formulas, as
some versions of Word (e.g Word 2000) have deep psychological
problems with EQ fields using quoted parentheses. If Word
displays some formulas with parentheses as 'Error!', try this
option. See also the -S option.
-P /path/to/cfg
used to specify the directory that contains the @code{.cfg} files
-S Use semicolons to separate arguments in RTF fields. This is
needed when the machine opening the RTF file has a version of
Word that uses commas for decimal points. This also can fix
displaying some formulas as 'Error!' You may also need to try the
-p option.
-V Prints version on standard output and exits.
-W Emit warnings directly in RTF file. Handy for catching things
that do not get translated correctly.
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-Z# Add # close braces to end of RTF file. (Handy when file is not
converted correctly and will not open in another word processor.)
CONFIGURATION FILES
The configuration files are searched first in any directory specified
by -P, then in the location specified by the environment variable
RTFPATH, and finally in the location CFGDIR specified when latex2rtf
was compiled. If the configuration files are not found then latex2rtf
aborts. The configuration files allow additional fonts to be
recognized, additional simple commands to be translation, and
additional commands to be ignored.
CAUTION
The input file must be a valid LaTeX file. Use LaTeX to find and fix
errors before converting with latex2rtf.
The configuration files direct.cfg and fonts.cfg are in the correct
directory. You may have to change fonts.cfg or direct.cfg to suit
your needs.
BUGS
Some might consider RTF to be a bug.
Some environments are currently ignored.
Translation without a LaTeX generated .aux file is poor.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to to the bug tracking system at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/latex2rtf/. Only report bugs for the
latest version of latex2rtf that is available. Please identify your
operating system.
If the program produces wrong output or does not work for you, INCLUDE
A SHORT LATEX FILE that demonstrates the problem. The shorter the
LaTeX file, the quicker your bug will get addressed. Bug reports with
non-existent LaTeX files are not welcomed by the developers. Do not
bother to send RTF files, since these are usually unhelpful.
SEE ALSO
latex(1), rtf2LaTeX2e(1), LaTeX User's Guide & Reference Manual by
Leslie Lamport
For complete, current documentation, refer to the Info file
latex2rtf.info, the PDF file latex2rtf.pdf or the HTML file
latex2rtf.html which are made from the TeXInfo source file
latex2rtf.texi.
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