gftopk1
Convert generic font (gf) bitmap files to packed font (pk) files
Usage
gftopk [-v]
gf_file
[gf]
[pk_file]
Overview
The gftopk program converts a generic font (gf) bitmap file output by, typically, mf(1), to a packed font bitmap file for use by DVI-reading programs; notably, dvips(1) only supports pk files. Packed font files (pk files) are much smaller than the corresponding gf files.
The gf_file on the command line must include the resolution, but can omit the suffix "gf". The pk_file defaults to the same (stripped) name as gf_file, and it is placed in the current working directory with the pk suffix replacing gf. For example, the input file /some/directory/cmr10.300gf would become cmr10.300pk.
Options
See tex(1) for details of command-line parsing.
By default, gftodvi operates silently. With the -v (a.k.a. -verbose) option, some reports are printed on stdout.
The standard -help and -version options are also supported.
Environment
The program looks for gf_file using the environment variables GFFONTS, GLYPHFONTS, and TEXFONTS, in that order. If none are set, it uses the system default. See the Kpathsea manual at https://tug.org/kpathsea for the details of the searching.
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 16 times.