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Previewing the files
The file produced by latex will have extension dvi. This file
can be previewes using the command:
xdvi DISSc
The man pages on unix systems describes this command in greater detail.
You can also preview the postscript file DISSc.ps by
using the ghostview previewer:
gv DISSc.dps
Note, if you have figures, the xdvi previewer may not correctly locate the figures on the page. It is better to verify the position using the postscript previewer. The man pages on Unix systems describe this command in greater detail.
If you are using disstool, you can click on the xdvi and gv buttons to preview the dvi and postscript files.
Tips on Using LaTeX Efficiently
Because Unix is a multitasking system, it is very much more efficient to have
several shells open at the same time when processing the document.
You should have one shell open to preview the document, one in which
you are editing the text of the document, and a third in which you
are executing commands.
In this manner you do not need to run the editor, close the editor, run LaTeX, then bring up the previewer, then close down the previewer, then open the editor, to make changes.