detex(1)                    UNIX System V(2/27/86)                     detex(1)


NAME
      detex - a filter to strip TeX and LaTeX's commands from a file.

SYNOPSIS
      detex [-iw] file1 [file2 ......]
      or detex [-iw] < file

DESCRIPTION
      TeX and LaTeX have control characters that spell and other troff
      -dependent processors (like diction) do not recognize.  Detex works as a
      preprocessor by filtering those control characters. The output can then
      be piped to the next process. The output can be saved by redirecting the
      standard output.  Detex does not break the document into individual
      words. It merely erases the control sequences.
      In-line or displayed equation are not  passed to the output. Also, the
      character '%' is recognized as a comment indicator and the commented text
      is not passed to the output.
      Detex recognizes and opens files called by TeX's and LaTeX's \input and
      \include commands. The -i flag makes detex ignore these commands.  The
      file name has to be correct relative to the current working directory.
      If it cannot open the file nor file_name.tex, it will give a non-fatal
      error message and proceed.
      Warning is given if suspected unmatching is detected. Use the -w flag to
      suppress these warnings.

DIAGNOSTICS
      Nesting of \input and \include is allowed but the number of opened files
      must not exceed the system's limit on the number of simultaneously opened
      files (normally < 20).
      Displayed material is regarded as mathematical equations and is ignored.
      White spaces withing LaTeX's \begin{...} or \end{...} are not allowed
      for.

SEE ALSO
      texexpand(1), texeqn(1), texmatch(1).

AUTHOR
      Kamal Al-Yahya, Stanford University
















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