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gftopk(1)


NAME

   gftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files

SYNOPSIS

   gftopk [-v] gf_file_name [pk_file_name]

DESCRIPTION

   This  manual  page  is  not  meant  to  be  exhaustive.   The  complete
   documentation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file  or
   manual Web2C: A TeX implementation.

   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 generally the font format of choice.

   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 append
   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 cmr10.300gf would become
   cmr10.300pk.

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.

ENVIRONMENT

   gftopk looks for gf_file_name first in the current directory.  If it is
   not  present  there, it uses the environment variable GFFONTS.  If that
   is not set, it uses the variable TEXFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses
   the system default.

   See tex(1) for the details of the searching.

SEE ALSO

   gftype(1), pktogf(1), pktype(1).
   Donald E. Knuth et al., Metafontware.

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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