LATEX2RTF(1)			 User Commands			  LATEX2RTF(1)

NAME
       latex2rtf - Convert a LaTeX file to an RTF file

SYNTAX
       latex2rtf [-hlpFSVW] [ -d# ] [ -D# ] [ -M# ]  [ -se#] [ -sf#] [ -t# ] [
       -Z# ] [ -a auxfile ] [ -b bblfile ] [ -C codepage ]  [ -i language ]  [
       -o outputfile ] [ -P /path/to/cfg ] [ -T /path/to/tmp ] [ 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 conve‐
	      nience, 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	(west‐
	      ern 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 con‐
	      verted.  Default is 300 dpi.

       -E#    where # selects the type of figure handling desired.   RTF  does
	      not support insertion of PS, PDF, or EPS file types.  These fig‐
	      ures must be converted to a bitmap  format  and  then  inserted.
	      One  trick is to insert the filenames into the RTF file and then
	      in post-processing, insert the file.  These options can be added
	      together.
	      -E3 insert all figures (DEFAULT)
	      -E0 no figures in the RTF
	      -E1 insert figures having RTF-supported formats
	      -E2 convert and insert unsupported figure formats
	      -E4 insert only filenames for supported file formats
	      -E8 insert only filenames for unsupported file formats

       -f use fields
	      -f0  do not use fields in RTF.  This is handy when primitive RTF
	      editors are being used to view the RTF output.
	      -f1 use fields for equations but not \ref and \cite.
	      -f2 use fields for \ref and \cite but not equations.
	      -f3 use fields when possible.  This is the default and  is  most
	      useful  when  the RTF file is being exported to be used in Word.
	      This retains the most information from the original LaTeX file.

       -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, eng‐
	      lish, 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.
	      -M1 displayed equations to RTF
	      -M2 inline equations to RTF
	      -M4 displayed equations to bitmap
	      -M8 inline equations to bitmap
	      -M16 insert Word comment field containing the raw LaTeX equation
	      -M32 insert raw LaTeX equation delimited by $...$ and \[...\]
	      -M64 displayed equations to EPS files with filenames in RTF
	      -M128 inline equations to EPS files with filenames in RTF

       These options may be added together to get different results
	      -M0 no equations fields in the RTF.
	      -M3   converts  both  inline  and  displayed  equations  to  RTF
	      (DEFAULT).
	      -M12 converts inline and displayed equations to bitmaps.
	      -M192 converts inline and displayed equations to eps  files  and
	      inserts a tag in RTF.
	      Bitmap  conversion requires a working latex2png script.  Produc‐
	      ing bitmaps is slow.

       -p     Escape printed parentheses in  mathematical  formulas,  as  some
	      versions	of  Word (e.g Word 2000) have deep psychological prob‐
	      lems 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

       -se#   selects  the scale for equation conversion, where # is the scale
	      factor (default 1.00).

       -sf#   selects the scale for figure conversion, where #	is  the  scale
	      factor (default 1.00).

       -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.

       -t#    selects the type of table conversion.
	      -t1 convert tables to RTF (default)
	      -t2 convert tables to bitmaps

       -T /path/to/tmp
	      used to specify the folder where to put temporary files.

       -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.

       -Z#    Add # close braces to end of RTF file.  (Handy when file is  not
	      converted  correctly  and  will not open in another word proces‐
	      sor.)

CONFIGURATION FILES
       The configuration files are searched first in any  directory  specified
       by  -P, then in the location specified by the environment variable RTF‐
       PATH, 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	recog‐
       nized,  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://source‐
       forge.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.

latex2rtf 2.3			 October 2012			  LATEX2RTF(1)
