GFTOPK(1)                    UNIX System V(8/8/90)                    GFTOPK(1)


NAME
      gftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files

SYNOPSIS
      gftopk [-v] gf_file_name [pk_file_name]

DESCRIPTION
      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 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 gf_file_name, and it
      is placed in the current working directory with the `pk' suffix replacing
      `gf'.  For example, the input file io.300gf would become io.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 VARIABLES
      gftopk uses the environment variable GFFONTS to search for the GF file.
      If GFFONTS is not set, it uses the variable TEXFONTS.  If TEXFONTS is not
      set, it uses the system default: /usr/TeX/fonts/tfm.  See tex(1) for the
      details of the searching.

SEE ALSO
      gftype(1), pktogf(1), pktype(1)
      Donald 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.
















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