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mktexpk(1)


NAME

   mktexpk - create a PK file for a font

SYNOPSIS

   mktexpk [options] font [redirect]

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 Kpathsea: A library for path searching.

   mktexpk is used to generate a pk file from the Metafont source files or
   type1 sources for font, if possible.

   If redirect is given, it must be string of the form >&n where n is  the
   number  of the file descriptor which is to receive, instead of standard
   output, the name of the generated file.

   mktexpk is typically called by other programs,  rather  than  from  the
   command line.

OPTIONS

   mktexpk accepts the following options:

   --bdpi num
          Set the base device resolution.

   --dpi num
          Generate the font at resolution num.

   --help Print help message and exit.

   --mag mag
          The  Metafont  magnification that corresponds to the combination
          of bdpi and dpi that has been specified.

   --mfmode mode
          The Metafont mode to use.

   --destdir dir
          A directory name. If the directory is absolute, it is  used  as-
          is.  Otherwise, it is appended to the root destination directory
          set in the script.

   --version
          Print version information and exit.

BUGS

   If the mode is not specified, mktexpk tries to determine it from  bdpi.
   The  manner  in  which  this  is done is primitive.  Since bpdi doesn't
   provide sufficient information to  uniquely  determine  a  mode  it  is
   strongly recommended that it be specified explicitly.

   If the mode and bpdi don't match, the mode is discarded.

   The  dpi  parameter  is  redundant, but is not checked for consistency.
   Worse, the program will fail if the wrong dpi is specified.

SEE ALSO

   mktexmf(1), mktextfm(1).



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