NAME

       gf2pbm - convert a character from a GF font file to PBM format

SYNOPSIS

       gf2pbm [options] GF-file

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual page documents briefly the gf2pbm command.  gf2pbm is a program that converts
       a single character from a METAFONT-produced GF font  file  to  PBM  format.   It  is  used
       internally  by  mftrace(1)  to  feed  to  autotrace(1)  to  create  a  Postscript  outline
       description of the character.

OPTIONS

       -b     Dump a bitmap file.

       -s     Show glyph size.

       -n NUM Process glyph number NUM.

       -o FILE
              Output to FILE instead of stdout.

       -h     Show summary of options.

       -d     Display debugging information.

EXIT STATUS

       gf2pbm exits with status 0 if successful, status 1 if the requested glyph  did  not  exist
       and status 2 if there was some other error.

SEE ALSO

       mf(1), pktrace(1).

AUTHOR

       gf2pbm   is   based   on   Paul   Vojta's   Xdvi,  and  was  munged  by  Han-Wen  Nienhuys
       <hanwen@xs4all.nl>.  This manual page was written by Julian Gilbey  <jdg@debian.org>,  for
       the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

                                        February 11, 2002                               gf2pbm(1)