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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi b/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi index 22f1d937f94..0eca7fe7acf 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi +++ b/Build/source/texk/dvipsk/dvips.texi @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ @setfilename dvips.info @settitle Dvips: A DVI-to-PostScript translator -@set version 5.99 -@set month-year July 2010 +@set version 5.991 +@set month-year April 2011 @copying This manual documents Dvips version @value{version} @@ -574,14 +574,19 @@ environment variables, and command-line options. @node Basic usage @section Basic usage of Dvips +@cindex usage, basic + To use Dvips at its simplest, simply type + @example dvips foo @end example + @noindent -where @file{foo.dvi} is the output of @TeX{} that you want to print. If -Dvips has been installed correctly, the document will probably roll out -of your default printer. +where @file{foo.dvi} is the output of @TeX{} that you want to print. +The default output is to a corresponding file @file{foo.ps}; Dvips may +also have been locally configured to output directly to a printer by +default. If you use fonts that have not been used on your system before, they may be automatically generated; this process can take a few minutes, so @@ -593,6 +598,7 @@ same fonts over and over again, it hasn't been installed properly. Many options are available (see the next section). For a brief summary of available options, just type + @example dvips --help @end example |