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1 perry 1 GFTYPE
2 !!!GFTYPE
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 ENVIRONMENT
8 SEE ALSO
9 AUTHORS
10 ----
11 !!NAME
12
13
14 gftype - translate a generic font file for humans to read
15 !!SYNOPSIS
16
17
18 __gftype__ [[ __-i__ ] [[ __-m__ ]
19 ''gf_file_name'' [[ ''output_file_name'' ]
20 !!DESCRIPTION
21
22
23 This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
24 documentation for this version of TEX can be found in the
25 info file or manual ''Web2C: A TeX
26 implementation''.
27
28
29 The __gftype__ program translates a ''gf'' (generic
30 font) file output by, for example, mf(1), to a file
31 that humans can read. It also serves as a ''gf''
32 file-validating program (i.e., if __gftype__ can read it,
33 it's correct) and as an example of a ''gf''-reading
34 program for other software that wants to read ''gf''
35 files.
36
37
38 The ''gf_file_name'' on the command line must be
39 complete. Because the resolution is part of the extension,
40 it would not make sense to append a default extension as is
41 done with TEX or DVI-reading software. If no
42 ''output_file_name'' is specified, the output goes to
43 ''stdout''.
44 !!OPTIONS
45
46
47 The output file includes bitmap images of the characters, if
48 __-i__ is given on the command line, and a symbolic
49 listing of the ''gf'' commands, if __-m__ is
50 specified.
51 !!ENVIRONMENT
52
53
54 __gftype__ looks for ''gf_file_name'' using the
55 environment variable GFFONTS. If that is not set, it uses
56 the variable TEXFONTS. If that is not set, it uses the
57 system default.
58 !!SEE ALSO
59
60
61 dvitype(1), pktype(1).
62 Donald E. Knuth et al., ''M ETAFONT
63 ware''.
64 !!AUTHORS
65
66
67 David Fuchs and Don Knuth wrote the program. It was
68 published as part of the ''M ETAFONT
69 ware'' technical report, available from the TEX Users
70 Group. Paul Richards originally ported it to
71 Unix.
72 ----
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