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In [[computing]], '''dvips''' is the most widely used program for converting the output of the [[TeX]] typesetting system into a printable form.
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dvips was written by [[Tomas Rokicki]] to produce printable [[PostScript]] files from DVI input. By using TeX <tt>\special</tt> commands, it is possible to insert literal PostScript into the DVI file and have it appear in the output once it has passed through dvips. This allows great flexibility and is exploited by graphics packages such as <tt>pstricks</tt>.
Although other DVI backends such as [[dvilj]] exist, dvips is by far the most ubiquitous way of printing DVI files. (Though using [[pdftex]] to directly generate [[Portable Document File|PDF]]s has been gaining popularity.) As such, it is a standard part of most TeX distributions.
[[Category:PostScript]]
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