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GFTOPK
!!!GFTOPK
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
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!!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., ''M ETAFONT
ware''.
!!AUTHORS


Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. It was published as part of
the ''M ETAFONT ware'' technical report,
available from the TEX Users Group. Paul Richards originally
ported it to Unix.
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