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Glossary of variables and file-names

.dvipsrc ˆ
  initialisation file for dvips
.latex2html-init ˆ
  initialisation file for LATEX2`HTML`
$ACCENT_IMAGES ˆ
  holds the LATEX style to be used when making images of accented characters which are not present in the character encoding being used
$ADDRESS ˆ
  contains information to be included as a signature at the bottom of each HTML page
$ADD_REF_NAME ˆ
  when set, caption name is shown additionally to caption number in cross references if available
$ALTERNATIVE_ICONS ˆ
  contains the location of special icons, other than the standard ones
$ANTI_ALIAS ˆ
  when set, specifies that anti-aliasing be used with generated images of figures and included images
$ANTI_ALIAS_TEXT ˆ
  when set (the default), specifies that anti-aliasing be used with generated images of maths and typeset text
$ASCII_MODE ˆ
  when set, all icons and images are replaced with text strings, suitable for text-only browsers
$AUTO_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, a navigation panel is placed at the bottom of long pages, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$AUTO_PREFIX ˆ
  if set, all files produced have a filename-prefix using the name of the LATEX file being processed
$BACKGROUND_DIR ˆ
  with frames, directory URL for background images
$BACKGROUND_IMAGE ˆ
  with frames, filename of the image to use to tile the background
$BODYTEXT ˆ
  string to be used within the <BODY ... > tag on HTML pages
$BOTTOM_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, a navigation panel is placed at the bottom of every HTML page, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$CHARSET ˆ
  specifies the character set used within the HTML pages, currently this defaults to "iso_8859_1" (ISO–Latin–1)
$CHILDLINE ˆ
  has piece of HTML code to be inserted between the child-links table and page contents
$CONFIG_FILE ˆ
  defaults to latex2html.config unless $ENV{'L2HCONFIG'} gives a different file for the main configuration settings
$CONTENTS ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML file that has the Table-of-Contents
$CONTENTS_BANNER ˆ
  with frames, raw HTML to precede the Table-of-Contents listing
$CONTENTS_FOOTER ˆ
  with frames, raw HTML to follow the Table-of-Contents listing
$CONTENTS_IN_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, an iconic link to the Table-of-Contents is placed in navigation panels
$CONTENTS_TABLE_WIDTH ˆ
  if set to a number with frames, will impose this as a fixed width for the Table-of-Contents listing
$CRAYOLAFILE ˆ
  when color.perl has been loaded, holds the name of the file which contains named color specifications for crayon colors
$CUSTOM_BUTTONS ˆ
  variable available to link to customised buttons in navigation panels
$CUSTOM_ICONS ˆ
  when set, a copy of each icon actually used is included in the directory along with the .html files and images
$CUSTOM_TITLES ˆ
  when set, a customised subroutine is used to determine the filename for each HTML page
$CUT_REF_NUM ˆ
  when set, caption number is cut out in cross references
$DEBUG ˆ
  when non-zero, LATEX2`HTML` shows messages that would otherwise be ignored
$DESTDIR ˆ
  specifies the directory into which all the generated files will be placed
$DISCARD_PS ˆ
  when set, specifies that the temporary PostScript files created by dvips be discarded immediately after use
$DISP_SCALE_FACTOR ˆ
  extra magnification for images of displayed math environments; multiplies the $MATH_SCALE_FACTOR to give the total scaling
$DJGPP ˆ
  set in Override.pm under DOS, or with a command-line switch; causes alternative stategies during processing that would be less efficient under Unix
$DONT_INCLUDE ˆ
  holds a list of filenames and filename extensions to not include, even if requested; filenames ending with .sty are automatically excluded
$DO_INCLUDE ˆ
  holds a list of filenames and filename extensions to be included, even when the $DONT_INCLUDE variable would normally exclude them
$DVIPS ˆ
  contains the command to be used when the dvips program processes images.dvi to create PostScript files describing the required images
$DVIPS_MODE ˆ
  contains the Metafont mode to be used when the dvips program supports automatic font-generation
$ENV{'L2HCONFIG'}ˆ
  environment variable for adjusting the value of $CONFIG_FILE
$ENV{'L2HINIT_NAME'}ˆ
  environment variable for adjusting the name used for initialisation files
$ENV{'PERL5LIB'}ˆ
  environment variable used by Perl to locate modules, for version 5 and later
$ENV{'PERLLIB'}ˆ
  environment variable used by Perl to locate modules, any version
$EXTERNAL_BIBLIO ˆ
  specifies the URL for a bibliography page external to the current document
$EXTERNAL_CONTENTS ˆ
  specifies the URL for the CONTENTS button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_DOWN_LINK ˆ
  specifies the URL for the NEXT button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_DOWN_TITLE ˆ
  specifies the text for the NEXT button hyperlink in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_FILE ˆ
  prefix of a .aux file to be read for numbering and other information provided by LATEX
$EXTERNAL_IMAGES ˆ
  when set, hyperlinks to the generated images are included on the HTML pages, not <IMG> tags
$EXTERNAL_INDEX ˆ
  specifies the URL for the INDEX button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_PREV_LINK ˆ
  specifies the URL for the PREVIOUS button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_PREV_TITLE ˆ
  specifies the text for the PREVIOUS button hyperlink in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET ˆ
  name of stylesheet file whose contents are prepended to the default stylesheet
$EXTERNAL_UP_LINK ˆ
  specifies the URL for the UP button in the navigation panel
$EXTERNAL_UP_TITLE ˆ
  specifies the text for the UP button hyperlink in the navigation panel
$EXTN ˆ
  holds the filname suffix for the HTML files to be produced, either .html or .htm
$EXTRA_IMAGE_SCALE ˆ
  when set, specifies that images should be created at one size but displayed at another; it provides the ratio between these sizes
$FHELP_FILE ˆ
  with frames, name of the file to contain the HTML for the `help' strip
$FIGURE_CAPTION_ALIGN ˆ
  sets the attribute for positioning captions of figure environments; default = `'BOTTOM'`
$FIGURE_SCALE_FACTOR ˆ
  magnification factor to be used with images of whole figure and table environments
$FILE ˆ
  holds the name of the HTML output of the top-most page in a document, when vital links are to be established
$FIXEDDIR ˆ
  specifies the target directory for the HTML file, when several sources are processed from a single command-line
$FOILCLASS ˆ
  The document class that is substituted for foils in the images.tex file when using FoilTeX; default is 'article'
$FOILHEADLEVEL ˆ
  holds the sectioning level for the pages containing FoilTeX `foils' generated using foilhtml.sty and foils.perl
$FOILOPTIONS ˆ
  Options for images.tex, obtained from processing a FoilTeX source; by default '10pt'
$FONT_SIZE ˆ
  gives font size used with images of math and other environments
$FOOTNOTE_HEIGHT ˆ
  with frames, holds the height of the footnote frame; default = 60 pixels
$FOOT_COLOR ˆ
  with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the footnote frame
$FRAME_DOCTYPE ˆ
  with frames, holds the <!DOCTYPE> tag for the Frameset DTD
$FRAME_HELP ˆ
  with frames, raw HTML for the `help' strip in the main frame view
$GS ˆ
  contains the command to call the Ghostscript program, used by pstoimg
$GS_DEVICE ˆ
  contains the name of the device driver for the Ghostscript program, used by pstoimg
$GS_LIB ˆ
  contains the directory path prefix to the Ghostscript program's library of special input files
$HOME/.latex2html-init ˆ
  user's default initialisation file for LATEX2`HTML`; if present, it will be read unless another has already been found
$HOWTO_INTERLACE_GIF ˆ
  contains the name of the graphics utility package to use for creating interlaced GIF images
$HOWTO_TRANSPARENT_GIF ˆ
  contains the name of the graphics utility package to use for creating transparent GIF images
$HTML_VERSION ˆ
  specifies the version of HTML code to be generated
$ICONSERVER ˆ
  contains the URL where icon-images are to be found
$IDX_COLOR ˆ
  with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the Index frame; default same as $MAIN_COLOR
$IDX_WIDTH ˆ
  with frames, holds the initial width of the index-frame; default = 200 pixels
$IMAGES_ONLY ˆ
  if set, this run simply processes the images.tex file generated on an earlier run
$IMAGE_PREFIX ˆ
  specifies part of the filename, excluding numbers, for the PostScript files produced by dvips
$IMAGE_TYPE ˆ
  specifies the graphics format for the images that may be generated; currently either svg, png or gif
$INDEX ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML file that has the Index
$INDEX_BANNER ˆ
  with frames, raw HTML to precede the Index listing, following the title
$INDEX_FOOTER ˆ
  with frames, raw HTML to follow the Index listing
$INDEX_IN_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, an iconic link to the Index is placed in navigation panels
$INDEX_STYLES ˆ
  with frames, cotains tag-names to apply to Index keys, within the Index frame
$INDEX_TABLE_WIDTH ˆ
  if set to a number with frames, will impose this as a fixed width for the Index listing
$INFO ˆ
  when set, contains Perl code to produce a replacement for the standard “About this document” information
$INIT_FILE_NAME ˆ
  holds the name used for initialisation files; defaults to latex2html-init unless $ENV{'L2HINIT_NAME'} specifies a different name
$INTERLACE ˆ
  if set, this specifies that any generated images should be interlaced
$ISO_LANGUAGE ˆ
  if set, this specifies the language of the HTML DTD; usually 'EN' but other language versions may exist
$LANGUAGE_TITLES ˆ
  contains the titles for chapters, sections, etc. in the chosen language (default: English)
$LATEX ˆ
  holds the command to be used to invoke LATEX on the images.tex file, for typesetting the contents of images
$LATEX_DUMP ˆ
  if set, speeds up image processing during subsequent runs on your document
$LATEX2HTMLDIR ˆ
  directory where LATEX2`HTML` is installed
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/Changes ˆ
  text file, record of changes made to LATEX2`HTML` since it was first released in July 1993
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/latex2html.config ˆ
  configuration-file for the local setup; this file is read before any .latex2html-init files
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/local.pm ˆ
  created by configure-pstoimg, this file holds information about what graphics utilities are available on the local system
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/styles/german.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to establish compatibility with the german.sty LATEX2e package
$LATEX2HTMLDIR/styles/makeidx.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to interpret index-entries otherwise intended for the makeindex program
$LATEX2HTMLSTYLES ˆ
  contains the directory path to find the styles/ directory; usually a subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR
$LATEX2HTMLVERSIONS ˆ
  contains the directory path to find the versions/ directory; usually a subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR
$LATEX2HTML_META ˆ
  holds <META> tags equivalent to HTTP-headers
$LINE_WIDTH ˆ
  holds the width of displayed equations, used for right-justification
$LINKNAME ˆ
  name for the duplicate HTML file which enables automatic browser-linking from a directory name
$LINKPOINT ˆ
  specifies the name for the HTML file to be duplicated to enable automatic browser-linking from a directory name
$LOCAL_ICONS ˆ
  when non-zero, causes a copy of the icons used to be placed within the directory along with the HTML files and generated images
$LONG_TITLES ˆ
  when non-zero, specifies how many words from the section-title are used to determine the filename for each HTML page
$LOWER_CASE_TAGS ˆ
  when set, causes the HTML tag names to be written using lowercase letters
$MAIN_COLOR ˆ
  with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the main frame
$MATH_SCALE_FACTOR ˆ
  magnification factor for images of inlined equations and displayed math environments
$MAX_LINK_DEPTH ˆ
  number of depth levels for which child-links are displayed, within the mini table-of-contents on each page
$MAX_SPLIT_DEPTH ˆ
  sectioning-level at (and below) which creating a new HTML page ceases to occur
$METAFONT_DPI ˆ
  dots per inch required when Metafont is called to generate a font
$NAVIGATION_HEIGHT ˆ
  with frames, holds the height of the navigation frame; default = 38 pixels
$NAVIG_COLOR ˆ
  with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the navigation frame
$NAV_BORDER ˆ
  when set, holds the width (in pt) of a border for navigation buttons
$NETSCAPE_HTML ˆ
  when set, will allow HTML extensions understood by Netscape to be used; e.g. tables
$NEXT ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the next HTML page
$NEXT_GROUP ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the next HTML page at the same level or shallower
$NEXT_GROUP_TITLE ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the next HTML page at the same section level or shallower
$NEXT_PAGE_IN_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, an iconic link to the next logical page is placed in navigation panels, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$NEXT_TITLE ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the next HTML page
$NOFORK ˆ
  when set, prevent the translator to crash if your operating system does not support forking
$NOFRAMES ˆ
  when set using frames, a non-frames version is included within the top-most frameset
$NOLATEX ˆ
  when set, no image generation is performed but a text-string is placed; this is no longer needed
$NO_AUTO_LINK ˆ
  if set, the second copy of the HTML file specified in $LINKPOINT is not created, with the name given in $LINKNAME; this allows a URL to a directory name to reach the main HTML page
$NO_FOOTNODE ˆ
  if set, footnotes will appear at the bottom of the current HTML page, rather than on a separate page for footnotes only
$NO_FRAME_HELP ˆ
  if set with frames, rather than on a separate page for footnotes only
$NO_IMAGES ˆ
  if set, the images.tex file is generated but not processed to create images
$NO_ISOLATIN ˆ
$NO_MATH_MARKUP ˆ
$NO_MATH_PARSING ˆ
  allows some features of math.pl to be used, without full parsing; i.e. 'professional' math mode
$NO_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, no navigation panels are placed on HTML pages
$NO_PARBOX_IMAGES ˆ
  when set, this inhibits making an image of the text in \parbox commands, instead placing the text with no extra formatting
$NO_ROBOTS ˆ
  with frames, holds a <META> tag to inhibit robots searching for embedded URLs
$NO_SIMPLE_MATH ˆ
  when set, inhibits the use of “simple math”, unless the ,math extension is loaded; in which case TEXlike parsing is used, creating images of sub-parts of expressions, as needed
$NO_SPLIT ˆ
$NO_SUBDIR ˆ
  when set, the HTML files and images will be placed in the current directory, rather than a sub-directory
$NUMBERED_FOOTNOTES ˆ
  numbers your footnotes when defined
$PAPERSIZE ˆ
  controls the maximum size for large images constructed by LATEX, on a single page
$PARTITION_PREFIX ˆ
  used internally for the names of document parts
$PBMMAKE ˆ
  contains the command to call the pbmmake utility, used by pstoimg
$PBMPLUSDIR ˆ
  when set, contains where to find the pbmplus graphics utilities; (no longer needed)
$PK_GENERATION ˆ
  when set, automatic font-generation is enabled for low-res bitmapped fonts; not needed with anti-aliasing of hi-res bitmaps, or PostScript outlines
$PNMCAT ˆ
  contains the command to call the pnmcat utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMCROP ˆ
  contains the command to call the pnmcrop utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMFILE ˆ
  contains the command to call the pnmfile utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMFLIP ˆ
  contains the command to call the pnmflip utility, used by pstoimg
$PNMQUANT ˆ
  contains the command to call the pnmquant utility, used by pstoimg
$PPMTOGIF ˆ
  contains the command to call the ppmtogif utility, used by pstoimg
$PREFIX ˆ
  contains the filename-prefix to prepend to all HTML, image and data files created for the current document
$PREVIOUS ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the previous HTML page
$PREVIOUS_GROUP ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the HTML page starting the previous section at the same level or shallower
$PREVIOUS_GROUP_TITLE ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the previous HTML page at the same section level or shallower
$PREVIOUS_PAGE_IN_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, an iconic link to the previous logical page is placed in navigation panels, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$PREVIOUS_TITLE ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds the title of the previous HTML page
$PSTOIMG ˆ
  contains the command to run the pstoimg utility to convert PostScript files into images in the required graphics format
$PS_IMAGES ˆ
  when set, hyperlinks to PostScript files are included on the HTML pages, not <IMG> tags
$REFRESH_BUTTON ˆ
  with frames, text for the 'Refresh' hyperlink in the navigation panel frame
$REL_DEPTH ˆ
  set to 1 with a negative value of $MAX_SPLIT_DEPTH to have the actual depth calculated relative to the document class
$REUSE ˆ
  settings affect whether images constructed on a previous run of LATEX2`HTML` are re-used on the next run of the same document
$RGBCOLORFILE ˆ
  when color.perl has been loaded, holds the name of the file which contains color specifications and names
$ROOTED ˆ
  when set, specifies that the directory set in $DESTDIR is a root for the directories containing the HTML files, rather than containing them directly
$SCALABLE_FONTS ˆ
  used when scalable fonts (e.g. PostScript) are available for use with image-generation
$SEGMENT ˆ
  is set when the current source is a 'segment' of a larger document
$SEGMENTED ˆ
  is set when the current source is the main file for a 'segmented' document
$SERVER ˆ
  used in conjunction with image-maps to specify the type of web-server which will interpret the map
$SHORTEXTN ˆ
  when set, uses .htm as the filename suffix, rather than .html
$SHORT_INDEX ˆ
  when set, results in a more compact Index being produced
$SHOW_INIT_FILE ˆ
  when set, the contents of any initialisation file is included on the info-page
$SHOW_SECTION_NUMBERS ˆ
  when set, LATEX's section numbering is included with section titles
$STRICT_HTML ˆ
  flag to indicate that HTML according to the 'strict' DTD should be generated — not yet implemented
$STYLESHEET ˆ
  holds the name of the stylesheet to use as default; generated automatically if empty
$STYLESHEET_CASCADE ˆ
  can hold a list of alternative styles to precede the default in the style cascade
$TABLE_CAPTION_ALIGN ˆ
  sets the attribute for positioning captions of table, and related, environments; default = `'TOP'`
$TEX2HTMLV_SHORT ˆ
  holds a short form of the current version name
$TEXDEFS ˆ
  when set, the texdefs.perl file is read, allowing some TEX constructions to be interpreted
$TEXEXPAND ˆ
  contains the command to run the texexpand utility which combines all required portions of input files for a LATEX2`HTML` document
$TEXINPUTS ˆ
  contains the paths for LATEX to search for styles and input files, when making images
$TIMING ˆ
  when set, gives a message on the time taken to perform the main processing of the document
$TITLE ˆ
  initially can be set to hold a title for the document, as a whole
$TITLES_LANGUAGE ˆ
  specifies the collection of strings to use as titles, for special document sections
$TMP ˆ
  when set in local.pm, used by pstoimg as a temporary directory for image-generation
$TMP_PREFIX ˆ
  prefix to use for the directory in which image-generation takes place;default value is 'l2h'
$IDX_COLOR ˆ
  with frames, holds the color settings for all the <BODY> options of the Table-of-Contents frame
$TOC_DEPTH ˆ
  sectioning-level down to which links occur on the Table-of-Contents page
$TOC_STARS ˆ
  when set, star-sections are listed/linked on the Table-of-Contents page
$TOC_WIDTH ˆ
  with frames, holds the initial width of the Table-of-Contents frame; default = 150 pixels
$TOP_NAVIGATION ˆ
  when set, a navigation panel is placed at the top of every HTML page, unless overridden by $NO_NAVIGATION being set also
$TRANSPARENT_FIGURES ˆ
  when set, this specifies that the background of generated images should be made transparent
$TRANSPARENT_IMAGES ˆ
  when set, this prevents the background of images from being made transparent (no longer used)
$UNSEGMENT ˆ
  when set, LATEX2`HTML` translates a segmented document as a whole rather than a single segment; use this for testing your segmented document
$UP ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a hyperlink to the parent HTML page
$UP_TITLE ˆ
  when navigation panels are created, this holds a title of the parent HTML page
$USE_ENTITY_NAMES ˆ
  when set, and math.pl and unicode.pl are loaded, math symbols are given using entity names, rather than parameter entities
$USENETPBM ˆ
  when set, indicates that the netpbm graphics utilities are available; (no longer needed)
$VERBOSITY ˆ
  has a numerical value which determines the messages to be printed on-screen as LATEX2`HTML` processes a document
$WHITE_BACKGROUND ˆ
  when set, ensures that images of figure environments have a white background
$WORDS_IN_NAVIGATION_PANEL_TITLES ˆ
  used to limit the number of words shown with the navigation-panel buttons
$WORDS_IN_PAGE ˆ
  contains the number of words required before a navigation-panel is placed also at the bottom of a page
$cb_version ˆ
  when using the changebar package, this holds a version identifier set by the \cbversion command
$dd ˆ
  “directory delimiter”, set automatically to `/' in Override.pm for Unix systems, and to whatever else is appropriate on other platforms
$default_language ˆ
  specifies the language whose international code should be specified within the <!DOCTYPE ... > tag
$depth ˆ
  holds the value of the sectioning depth when the <ADDRESS> tag of an HTML page is being created
$envkey ˆ
  the delimiter to separate search paths in the values of other variables; e.g. : under Unix, set in Override.pm
$file ˆ
  holds the name of the HTML page when its <ADDRESS> tag is being created
$frame_body_name ˆ
  with frames, target name for the frame containing the actual data; default = `contents`
$frame_body_suffix ˆ
  with frames, filename addition for HTML file containing the actual data; default = `_ct`
$frame_foot_name ˆ
  with frames, target name for the frame containing the footnotes; default = `footer`
$frame_head_suffix ˆ
  with frames, filename addition for HTML files the navigation panel; default = `_hd`
$frame_idx_name ˆ
  with frames, target name for the frame containing the Index; default = `index`
$frame_idx_suffix ˆ
  with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the Index frameset; default = `_id`
$frame_main_name ˆ
  with frames, target name for the main frame; default = `main`
$frame_main_suffix ˆ
  with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the main frameset; default = `_mn`
$frame_toc_name ˆ
  with frames, target name for the frame containing the Table-of-Contents; default = `toc`
$frame_toc_suffix ˆ
  with frames, filename addition for HTML file for the Table-of-Contents frameset; default = `_tf`
$frame_top_name ˆ
  with frames, target name for the outermost frame; predefined constant = `_top`
$image_pre ˆ
  set in Override.pm to be the default for $IMAGE_PREFIX
$title ˆ
  holds the title of the current section when the <ADDRESS> tag of an HTML is being created
ALIWEB ˆ
  a network search and retrieval tool
amsfonts.perl ˆ
  contains code to recognise or implement features of the amsfonts package for LATEX
amstex.perl ˆ
  contains code to recognise or implement features of the amstex package for LATEX
anonymous ftp ˆ
  pseudonym for use of the ftp program as the anonymous user, for file-transfers
Arena ˆ
  Web-browser; currently the only one which displays HTML 3.1 math markup
article.perl ˆ
  implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the article document-class
bash ˆ
  a unix shell, does not directly support use of LATEX2`HTML`
bibtex ˆ
  bibliography data-base program, used with LATEX
book.perl ˆ
  implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the book document-class
CERN ˆ
  originally named “Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire”, now known as the “European Laboratory for Particle Physics”, located near Geneva; also where the World-Wide Web was originally conceived
changebar.sty ˆ
  LATEX2e package to mark changes in documentation; this supercedes an earlier package
Changes ˆ
  text file, recording the changes made to LATEX2`HTML` since it was first released in July 1993, until V96.1 and revisions during 1996
changes.tex ˆ
  input file for the LATEX2`HTML` manual; normally loaded only with the HTML version
chmod ˆ
  Unix command for changing the access-privileges on files
color.perl ˆ
  contains Perl code to implement all the features of LATEX's color package and loads a list of named colors
Common LATEX Commands ˆ
  cardboard lift-out, at the back of the “Blue Book”, containing a summary of LATEX commands
configure-pstoimg ˆ
  Perl script to locate which Unix utilities are available on the local system, for use in generating images
crayola.txt ˆ
  contains a list of color specifications for the Crayola crayon colors, giving a name and CMYK coordinates
credits.tex ˆ
  input file for the LATEX2`HTML` manual; acknowledges the multitude of contributors to the development of LATEX2`HTML`
csh ˆ
  a unix shell, provides support for LATEX2`HTML`
CVS ˆ
  Concurrent Version System software to administer multiple authors updating the software source files
DBM ˆ
  Unix Database Management utility
dn.gif ˆ
  image of a small downward-turning arrow
docs/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the LATEX2`HTML` documentation and a Makefile to control its processing
docs/foilhtml/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing an implementation for the FoilTeX system
docs/manual.tex ˆ
  main LATEX source for LATEX2`HTML` documentation
dot.latex2html-init ˆ
  example initialisation file for LATEX2HTML; usually to be found in the $LATEX2HTMLDIR
dvips ˆ
  dvi to PostScript conversion program
dvipsk ˆ
  a variant of dvips
eform.ps ˆ
  PostScript graphic used in the LATEX2`HTML` manual
example/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing an example illustrating the document segmentation technique
features.tex ˆ
  input file for a section of the LATEX2`HTML` manual; describes special features available with LATEX2`HTML`
figure.ps ˆ
  another PostScript graphic used in the LATEX2`HTML` manual
finger ˆ
  network utility to obtain information about email addresses of users at computer installations
floatfig.sty ˆ
  LATEX2e package for floating figures with text flowing around
foilhtml.sty ˆ
  a LATEX package that adds structural markup to FoilTeX
foils.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to implement the foils document-class of FoilTeX
FoilTeX ˆ
  system for producing transparencies (foils) in LATEX.
footnode.html ˆ
  the HTML page on which the text of footnotes will appear
french.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to be compatible with the french.sty LATEX package
french.sty ˆ
  LATEX package for documents written in French
ftp ˆ
  `File Transfer Protocols', network utility for transferring files
FTP search ˆ
  modern Web-based search utility
GDBM ˆ
  GNU Database Management utility
german.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to be compatible with german.sty LATEX package
german.sty ˆ
  LATEX package for documents written in German
getcwd.pl ˆ
  input file for Perl
Ghostscript ˆ
  program to render graphics written in the PostScript language, or minor variations thereof
ghostscript ˆ
  Unix command to launch the Ghostscript program
Ghostscript 3.x ˆ
  latest versions of the Ghostscript program
giftool ˆ
  utility to make transparent the backgrounds of GIF images, or to create interlaced GIF images
giftrans ˆ
  utility to make transparent the backgrounds of GIF images; not needed if netpbm is used
graphics.sty ˆ
  LATEX2e package for inclusion of graphics within typeset documents
grep ˆ
  standard Unix utility, useful for finding specific strings within (groups of) files
gs ˆ
  commonly-used shortening of the ghostscript command
GS-Preview ˆ
  dvi-viewer, using Ghostscript
gs_fonts.ps ˆ
  read by Ghostscript to locate the PostScript fonts available on the local system
heqn.perl ˆ
  package adding code to LATEX2`HTML` for placing equation-numbering at the left of images
heqn.sty ˆ
  empty LATEX package to force loading of heqn.perl; moves equation numbering to the left of images
HTML ˆ
  “Hyper-Text Markup Language”, as used by Web-browsers
html.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to be compatible with html.sty LATEX package
html.sty ˆ
  symbolic link (see below) to a LATEX package allowing HTML links and conditional code
html209.sty ˆ
  the LATEX2.09 version, target for the symbolic link html.sty
html2e.sty ˆ
  the LATEX2e version, target for the symbolic link html.sty
htmllist.perl ˆ
  contains Perl code to implement the htmllist environment
htmllist.sty ˆ
  LATEX package for the htmllist environment, which uses special icons in the HTML version
hypextra.tex ˆ
  input file for a section of the LATEX2`HTML` manual; describes hypertext extensions
IndicTeX-HTML/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing LATEX and Perl extensions to handle IndicTeX documents
icons.gif/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing GIF format versions of the default icons used for navigation buttons and other purposes
icons.png/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing PNG format versions of the default icons used for navigation buttons and other purposes
icons/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the default GIF icons used for navigation buttons (no longer used, from v97.1 onwards)
image-test.tex ˆ
  example test-document for probing into the cause for image-generation problems
images.dvi ˆ
  the dvi-file created by running LATEX on images.tex for creating images of mathematics and other awkward environments
images.log ˆ
  the log-file produced by running LATEX on images.tex
images.pl ˆ
  data file produced by LATEX2`HTML`; contains information about the images in your document, used for cyclic image generation
images.tex ˆ
  file created by LATEX2`HTML` which is passed to LATEX to typeset complicated environments for conversion to images
index.html ˆ
  on many systems a file of this name will be sent to the browser when a URL to its parent directory has been specified
install-test ˆ
  tests the LATEX2`HTML` installation
justify.perl ˆ
  package defining HTML 3.2 markup for left/right/center justified paragraphs, interpreting the standard LATEX environments flushleft/flushright/center
justify.sty ˆ
  LATEX package which does nothing other than force loading of justify.perl by LATEX2`HTML`
l2hfiles.dat ˆ
  contains the descriptive data appearing in this glossary
l2hglo.ist ˆ
  configuration for makeindex to construct this glossary
l2hidx.ist ˆ
  configuration for makeindex to construct the index
l2hman.sty ˆ
  style-file needed for typesetting the LATEX2`HTML` manual using LATEX
labels.pl ˆ
  data file containing symbolic labels for references to locations within a HTML document produced by LATEX2`HTML`
latex ˆ
  command to run to LATEX
LATEX ˆ
  the markup language, interpreted by LATEX2`HTML`; images are processed by the LATEX program
LATEX2e ˆ
  the current version of LATEX, first introduced in 1993
latex2html ˆ
  Unix command to execute the LATEX2`HTML` script for generating HTML pages from a LATEX document
LATEX2HTML ˆ
  Perl script to convert LATEX documents into web-pages, by Nikos Drakos with updates and extensions by others
latex2html-96.1.tar.gz ˆ
  compressed archive of the Feb. 1996 major LATEX2`HTML` distribution
latex2html-97.1.tar.gz ˆ
  compressed archive of the previous (since May. 1997) LATEX2`HTML` distribution
latex2html-98.1.tar.gz ˆ
  compressed archive of the latest (since Feb. 1998) LATEX2`HTML` distribution
latex2html.config ˆ
  configuration file for LATEX2`HTML`, normally to be found in the $LATEX2HTMLDIR directory
letter.perl ˆ
  implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the letter document-class
libpng-0.89c.tar.gz ˆ
  implements the PNG image format routines, available via Archie
libz ˆ
  implements data compression routines, should be part of your operating system, if not get it via Archie
licence.tex ˆ
  input file for the LATEX2`HTML` manual; contains the licence statement and copyright notice
Linux ˆ
  Unix system for DOS-based PCs; LATEX2`HTML` will work, provided some variables are set correctly
local.pm ˆ
  written by configure-pstoimg, this Perl file records the locations of the graphics utilities on the local system used by pstoimg
lslide.sty ˆ
  LATEX package for producing colour-separations
lynx ˆ
  character-based Web-browser, available for DOS and Unix systems
make ˆ
  Unix utility used to track the time-dependency of multiple files in the development of a document or computing project
Makefile ˆ
  contains the time-dependency data used by the make utility
makeidx.perl ˆ
  adds Perl code to interpret index-entries otherwise intended for the makeindex program
makeindex ˆ
  utility for sorting and filtering textual data; used primarily for making the index or glossary
makemap ˆ
  Perl script to generate image-maps
makeseg ˆ
  Perl script to generate Makefiles for segmented documents, so that you can initiate the translation with a single make call.
MakeTeXPK ˆ
  script used by dvips, and other dvi-drivers, controlling generation of missing fonts
manhtml.tex ˆ
  input file containing definitions needed for segments of the HTML version of the LATEX2`HTML` manual
manual.aux ˆ
  auxiliary file created by running LATEX on the LATEX2`HTML` manual
manual.glo ˆ
  collects (unsorted) glossary entries for the LATEX version of the LATEX2`HTML` manual
manual.gls ˆ
  file containing the sorted entries for the glossary in the LATEX2`HTML` manual; created by running makeindex on manual.glo using l2hglo.ist
manual.idx ˆ
  collects (unsorted) index entries for the LATEX version of the LATEX2`HTML` manual
manual.ind ˆ
  file containing the sorted entries for the index in the LATEX2`HTML` manual; created by running makeindex on manual.idx using l2hidx.ist
manual.tex ˆ
  main LATEX source for the LATEX2`HTML` manual
Metafont ˆ
  generates bitmapped fonts for TEX and LATEX
misc/ˆ
  subdirectory containing miscellaneous files used by Metafont, often the location for modes.mf
modes.mf ˆ
  used by Metafont to customise font bitmaps for different printers
Mosaic ˆ
  commonly-used Web-browser, see NCSA Mosaic below
mybutton.gif ˆ
  file-name used in example code for an image as a button to a hyperlink
natbib.perl ˆ
  implements the commands in the natbib package, allowing flexible styles for citations
NCSA ˆ
  “National Center for Supercomputing Applications” located at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
NCSA Mosaic ˆ
  Web-browser, freely available for most platforms
NDBM ˆ
  alternative Database Management utility for Unix
netpbm ˆ
  suite of Unix graphics utilities; alternative to pbmplus
Netscape Navigator ˆ
  popular Web-browser, commercially available for most platforms and free to academic institutions
nharvard.perl ˆ
  contains code to load the natbib package and use this to implement the `harvard' style of citations
nslookup ˆ
  network utility for findinging network addresses
OSF ˆ
  a unix shell
Override.pm ˆ
  Perl input file for operating system specific constructs like directory delimiter, getenv()/setenv(), and other system calls and quirks
overview.tex ˆ
  input file for a section of the LATEX2`HTML` manual; contains a brief summary of LATEX2`HTML`'s capabilities
pbmmake ˆ
  Unix graphics utility which creates rectangles of a single color as a bitmapped graphic
pbmplus ˆ
  suite of Unix graphics utilities
Perl ˆ
  the Unix program which interprets LATEX2`HTML` and orchestrates the whole conversion process
perl ˆ
  unix command to run the Perl program on a given script; e.g. on latex2html or pstoimg
PNG ˆ
  Portable Network Graphics format, devised as an alternative to GIF with extra capabilities
pnmcat ˆ
  Unix graphics utility which concatenates several bitmapped graphics to produce a single bitmapped graphic
pnmcrop ˆ
  Unix graphics utility which crops whole rows and/or columns of a single color, from specified edges of a bitmapped graphic
pnmfile ˆ
  Unix graphics utility which reads a graphic in one of a large range of formats, creating a bitmap suitable for input to other utilities
pnmflip ˆ
  Unix graphics utility which rotates and reflects through multiples of 90`o`.
pnmtopng ˆ
  Unix graphics utility which converts to PNG format.
PostScript ˆ
  graphics programming language used in printers; interpreted by Ghostscript
pnmquant ˆ
  Unix graphics utility used to limit the number of distinct colours in a single image
ppmtogif ˆ
  Unix graphics utility used to convert a bitmapped graphic in ppm format into GIF format
problems.tex ˆ
  input file for the LATEX2`HTML` manual; contains a description of known problems with LATEX2`HTML`, and how best to avoid or deal with them
psfiles/ˆ
  sub-directory of docs/ containing PostScript graphics used in the printed version of the LATEX2`HTML` manual
pstogif ˆ
  Perl script which controls the conversion of images from PostScript to GIF bitmaps; replaced by pstoimg for V97.1
pstoimg ˆ
  Perl script which controls the conversion of images from PostScript to a chosen graphics format
pstoppm.ps ˆ
  contains PostScript code needed for image conversion with versions of Ghostscript earlier than 3.0
pstoppm3.ps ˆ
  –"–"– with v3.x of Ghostscript and LATEX2`HTML` earlier than 96.1
pstoxbm ˆ
  Unix graphics utility that is no longer used by LATEX2`HTML`
README ˆ
  found in $LATEX2HTMLDIR, this file contains simple information concerning the latest release
report.map ˆ
  example data-file used as input for makemap to produce an image-map
report.perl ˆ
  implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the report document-class
report.ps ˆ
  PostScript version produced by LATEX, for the report.tex example of a segmented document
report.tex ˆ
  example source for a segmented document
report/ˆ
  subdirectory created when processing the example segmented document
rgb.txt ˆ
  contains a list of color specifications, giving a name and RGB coordinates
SDBM ˆ
  Unix Database Management utility distributed with Perl 5
sec1.tex ˆ
  one section of the example segmented document
sec2.html ˆ
  one HTML page produced with the example segmented document
sec2.tex ˆ
  another section of the example segmented document
slides.perl ˆ
  implements section-numbering conventions, etc. for the slides document-class
styles/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing <file>.perl files corresponding to LATEX packages
support.tex ˆ
  input file for a section of the LATEX2`HTML` manual; details installation and some technical aspects
tar ˆ
  utility for creating, and extracting files from, archives
tcsh ˆ
  a unix shell, provides support for LATEX2`HTML`
tests/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR with various test documents, in particular you might be interested in running `pages.tex` to check the image generation
texdefs.perl ˆ
  package providing ability to recognise and process some common TEX macro constructions
texexpand ˆ
  Perl script used with LATEX2`HTML` for combining the required portions of all input-files into a single document
TEXINPUTS ˆ
  shell-variable which contains the usual paths used by LATEX to find packages and other input-files
texinputs/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing the LATEX packages needed to successfully typeset its manual
TMP-part1 ˆ
  first of a series of temporary files created during LATEX2`HTML` processing; they are automatically deleted unless -debug was specified
toshiba ˆ
  Metafont mode recommended for setting mathematics and text included within automatically generated images
up.gif ˆ
  image of a small upward-turning arrow
url.sty ˆ
  LATEX2e package for typesetting URLs across multiple lines
urls.bib ˆ
  suggested name for a BibTEX input file, containing @string definitions for URLs to be used within bibliographic references
userman.tex ˆ
  input file for the main section of the LATEX2`HTML` user-manual
versions/ˆ
  subdirectory of $LATEX2HTMLDIR containing files to adapt to different versions of HTML
wrapfig.sty ˆ
  LATEX2e package for wrapping text around non-floating figures
xv ˆ
  useful Unix graphics utility; allows interactive manipulation and format-conversion of bitmapped images