NAME

       afm2afm - reencode an afm file

SYNOPSIS

       afm2afm [-help] [-version] [-encoding=<encodingfile>] [-kpx=<kpxfile>]
               [-output=<outputfile>] <afmfile>

DESCRIPTION

       afm2afm re-encodes an afm file.

       Metrics (including kerning data) for characters not present in the chosen encoding are
       excluded from the output, which resuls in (potentially much) smaller files.

       Additional kerning pairs can be added to the output file.  If you don't specify an
       encoding file, the afm file isn't re-encoded; however, all unused (unencoded) data is
       still pruned.

       The program also generates an entry for a dvips-style map file, but only if the afm file
       has been re-encoded and the output was written to file (i.e., if both the -encoding and
       -output options were specified).

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

       -help
           Print a short description of the syntax

       -version
           Print version number and exit

       -encoding=<encodingfile>
           Re-encode to the enconding in <encodingfile>

       -kpx=<kpxfile>
           Read additional kerning pairs from <kpxfile> and add these to the output.  This option
           cannot be used to override values from the input afm file, since afm2afm will write
           both old and new values to the output!

           The <kpxfile> should contain kerning data in standard afm format, i.e. for each
           kerning pair there should be a line

               KPX <left_glyph> <right_glyph> <amount>

           All other lines in the <kpxfile> are ignored.

       -output=<outputfile>
           Write the result to <outputfile> instead of "stdout".

       <afmfile>
           The afm file to be re-encoded.

       You may use either one or two dashes before options, and option names may be shortened to
       a unique prefix.

AUTHOR

       Marc Penninga <marcpenninga@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005-2022 Marc Penninga.

LICENSE

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
       version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.  A copy of the GNU
       General Public License is included with afm2afm; see the file GPLv2.txt.

DISCLAIMER

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

VERSION

       This document describes afm2afm version 20220124.

RECENT CHANGES

       (See the source code for the rest of the story.)

       2019-05-20  Added the -version option.