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LATEX2PNG

NAME

latex2png − Convert a LaTeX file to a PNG image

DESCRIPTION

latex2png −− Convert a LaTeX file to a PNG image

SYNOPSIS

latex2png [−d density] [−h] [−k] [−c] [−g] [−m] [−H home dir] file[.tex|.eps]

DESCRIPTION

The latex2png command converts a LaTeX file into a PNG image. The first page is translated into an image at the specified resolution. latex2png can also be used to convert encapsulated postscript (EPS) files to PNG images.

OPTIONS

−c produce color image

−d density

density is the number of dots per inch to use in the created image (default 144 dpi)

−g produce gray images

−h help

−H home_dir

home_dir is a directory to be included in search path (default is directory that contains the LaTeX file). This is used to create PNG images in another directory (e.g., /tmp) and still allow LaTeX to find files that it needs to include.

−k keep intermediate files (for debugging)
−m
produce monochrome (black and white) image

(default)

−v version

EXAMPLES

latex2png −d 144 /tmp/file

#create /tmp/file.png at 144 dpi

latex2png file.eps

#create file.png

latex2png file.tex

#create file.png via latex

latex2png −H . /tmp/file

#search the cwd for image files

SEE ALSO

latex2png is a part of latex2rtf and has a special mode to assist in finding the baseline of a latex equation. Documentation for latex2rtf may be found in 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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