1PKTOGF(1) General Commands Manual PKTOGF(1)
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6 pktogf - convert packed font files to generic font files
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9 pktogf [ -v ] pk_file_name [ gf_file_name ]
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12 This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documen‐
13 tation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual
14 Web2C: A TeX implementation.
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16 The pktogf program converts a packed font file (pk) to a generic font
17 file (gf). Packed font files are much smaller than the corresponding
18 gf files, but some DVI readers only understand gf files.
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20 The pk_file_name on the command line must be complete. Because the res‐
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22 default extension as is done with TeX or DVI-reading software. The
23 gf_file_name defaults to the same (stripped) name as pk_file_name, and
24 it is placed in the current working directory with the gf suffix
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29 Unless the -v switch is given, pktogf operates silently. With -v, the
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34 pktogf looks for pk_file_name using the environment variable PKFONTS.
35 If that is not set, it uses the variable TEXPKS. If that is not set,
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45 Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. Pierre MacKay adapted it for compila‐
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50Web2C 7.5.6 14 December 1993 PKTOGF(1)