gftype1
Verify and translate a generic font (gf) bitmap file to plain text
Usage
gftype [-i]
[-m]
gf_file
[gf]
[output_file]
Overview
The gftype program translates a gf (generic font) bitmap file output by, typically, mf(1), to a file that humans can read. It also serves as a gf file-validating program (i.e., if gftype can read it, it's correct) and as an example of a gf-reading program for other software that wants to read gf files.
The gf_file on the command line must include the resolution, but can omit the suffix "gf". If no output_file is specified, the output goes to stdout.
Options
See tex(1) for details of command-line parsing.
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-images -
Includes ASCII art images of the characters in the output.
-
-mnemonics -
Include a symbolic listing of the gf commands in the output.
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.
-images since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-mnemonics since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.