gftype - translate a generic font file for humans to read
gftype [
-i] [
-m]
gf_file_name
[
output_file_name]
This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documentation for
this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual
Web2C: A TeX
implementation.
The
gftype program translates a
gf (generic font) file output by,
for example,
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_name on the command line must be complete. Because the
resolution is part of the extension, it would not make sense to append a
default extension as is done with TeX or DVI-reading software. If no
output_file_name is specified, the output goes to
stdout.
The output file includes bitmap images of the characters, if
-i is given
on the command line, and a symbolic listing of the
gf commands, if
-m is specified.
gftype looks for
gf_file_name using the environment variable
GFFONTS. If that is not set, it uses the variable TEXFONTS. If that is not
set, it uses the system default.
dvitype(1),
pktype(1).
Donald E. Knuth et al.,
Metafontware.
David Fuchs and Don Knuth 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.