GFTOPK(1L)

NAME
gftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files

SYNOPSIS
gftopk 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 (PK files) are much smaller than the corresponding GFfiles, so they are rapidly becoming 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 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 an extension consisting of the resolution in dots per inch followed by `pk'. For example, the input file io.300gf would become io.300pk.

SEE ALSO
mf(1), gftype(1), pktype(1)
Donald Knuth et al, METAFONTware

AUTHORS
Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. The program was published as part of the METAFONTware technical report (Stanford CS1255), available from TUG (the TeX Users Group). Paul Richards ported it to Unix.