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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., Metafontware.

AUTHORS

       Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. It was published as part of the Metafontware technical report, available
       from the TeX Users Group.  Paul Richards originally ported it to Unix.