# tex > Compile a DVI document from TeX source files. > More information: <https://www.tug.org/begin.html>. - Compile a DVI document: `tex {{source.tex}}` - Compile a DVI document, specifying an output directory: `tex -output-directory={{path/to/directory}} {{source.tex}}` - Compile a DVI document, exiting on each error: `tex -halt-on-error {{source.tex}}`