Variable: tex-dvi-view-command

tex-dvi-view-command is a customizable variable defined in tex-mode.el.gz.

Value

(cond ((eq window-system 'x) "xdvi") ((eq window-system 'w32) "yap")
      (t "dvi2tty * | cat -s"))

Documentation

Command used by M-x tex-view (tex-view) to display a .dvi file.

If it is a string, that specifies the command directly. If this string contains an asterisk (*), that is replaced by the file name; otherwise, the file name, preceded by a space, is added at the end.

If the value is a form, it is evaluated to get the command to use.

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Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/textmodes/tex-mode.el.gz
;;;###autoload
(defcustom tex-dvi-view-command
  `(cond
    ((eq window-system 'x) ,(purecopy "xdvi"))
    ((eq window-system 'w32) ,(purecopy "yap"))
    (t ,(purecopy "dvi2tty * | cat -s")))
  "Command used by \\[tex-view] to display a `.dvi' file.
If it is a string, that specifies the command directly.
If this string contains an asterisk (`*'), that is replaced by the file name;
otherwise, the file name, preceded by a space, is added at the end.

If the value is a form, it is evaluated to get the command to use."
  :type '(choice (const nil) string sexp)
  :group 'tex-view)