Man page 1 : gftype

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 \*(TX 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,

R mf (1), to a file that humans can read. It also serves as a gffile-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 gffiles.

The gf_file_nameon 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 \*(TX or DVI-reading software. If no output_file_nameis 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 gfcommands, if

-m is specified.

gftype looks for gf_file_nameusing the environment variable GFFONTS. If that is not set, it uses the variable TEXFONTS. If that is not set, it uses the system default.

R dvitype (1),

R pktype (1).
Donald E. Knuth et al., \*(MFware .

David Fuchs and Don Knuth wrote the program. It was published as part of the \*(MFwaretechnical report, available from the \*(TX Users Group. Paul Richards originally ported it to Unix.