LATEX2RTF(1) User Commands LATEX2RTF(1)NAMElatex2rtf - Convert a LaTeX file to an RTF file
SYNTAXlatex2rtf [-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 ALSOlatex(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)
