[OS X TeX] How do I generate PostScript?

[Joseph C. Slater PE, PhD]

On Aug 2, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Dan Smith wrote:

> I need to produce a PostScript file from my LaTeX source.  This used  
> to be the standard workflow (tex->dvi->ps->pdf), but now "latex" is  
> an alias for "pdftex", and I can't find a command or option that  
> will produce dvi output instead.  I know it's a rather simple  
> question, but what am I missing?
>
> (My typical workflow is to produce PDFs with TeXShop, but I'm happy  
> with using the command line for this instance; I'm using TeXLive  
> 2007.)
>
> —Dan
>

latex filename.tex from the command line worked fine for me in making  
a dvi file.