GFTOPK(1L)GFTOPK(1L)NAMEgftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files
SYNOPSISgftopk [-v] gf_file_name [pk_file_name]
DESCRIPTION
Gftopk converts a generic font file (output by Metafont) to a packed
font file for use by dvi-reading programs. Packed font files are much
smaller than the corresponding gf files, and it is rapidly becoming the
font format of choice.
The gf filename 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 the gf file, and it is
placed in the current working directory with the `pk' extension
replacing `gf'. For example, the input file io.300gf would become
io.300pk.
Unless the gf filename begins with a / (absolute path), gftopk will
search the environment variable GFFONTS for an input directory path,
and will default to the TEXFONTS directory path if GFFONTS does not
exist. It runs absolutely silently, unless the -v flag is set.
SEE ALSOmf(1), lpr(1)
Donald Knuth, MetafontWare
AUTHORS
Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. The program was published as part of
the MetafontWare technical report, available from Stanford. Pierre
MacKay adapted it for compilation under web2c.
9/19/88 GFTOPK(1L)