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- GFTOPK(1) USER COMMANDS GFTOPK(1)
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- NAME
- gftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files
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- SYNOPSIS
- gftopk [-v] gf_file_name [pk_file_name]
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- DESCRIPTION
- The gftopk program converts a generic font file output by,
- for example, mf(1), to a packed font file for use by DVI-
- reading programs. Packed font files (PK files) are much
- smaller than the corresponding GF files, so they are rapidly
- becoming the font format of choice.
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- The gf_file_name on the command line must be complete.
- Because the resolution is part of the extension, it would
- not make sense to add on a default extension as is done with
- TeX or DVI-reading software. The pk_file_name defaults to
- the same (stripped) name as gf_file_name, and it is placed
- in the current working directory with the `pk' suffix
- replacing `gf'. For example, the input file io.300gf would
- become io.300pk.
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- OPTIONS
- Unless the -v switch is given, gftopk operates silently.
- With -v, the version number of the program and statistics
- about the packing are output to stdout.
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- ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
- gftopk uses the environment variable GFFONTS to search for
- the GF file. If GFFONTS is not set, it uses the current
- directory. See tex(1) for the details of the searching.
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- SEE ALSO
- gftype(1), pktogf(1), pktype(1)
- Donald Knuth et al., METAFONTware
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- AUTHORS
- Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. It was published as part of
- the METAFONTware technical report, available from the TeX
- Users Group. Paul Richards originally ported it to Unix.
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- Last change: 8/8/90 1
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