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


NAME
      pktogf - convert packed font files to generic font files

SYNOPSIS
      pktogf [-v] pk_file_name [gf_file_name]

DESCRIPTION
      The pktogf program converts a packed font file (PK) to a generic font
      file (GF). Packed font files are much smaller than the corresponding GF
      files, but some DVI readers only understand GF files.

      The pk_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
      gf_file_name defaults to the same (stripped) name as pk_file_name , and
      it is placed in the current working directory with the `gf' suffix
      replacing `pk'. For example, the input file io.300pk would become
      io.300gf.

OPTIONS
      Unless the -v switch is given, pktogf operates silently.  With -v, the
      version number of the program and statistics about the unpacking are
      output to stdout.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
      pktogf uses the environment variable PKFONTS to search for the PK file.
      If PKFONTS 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
      gftopk(1), gftype(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.
      Pierre MacKay originally adapted it for compilation under web2c.
















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