1GFTYPE(1)                   General Commands Manual                  GFTYPE(1)
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NAME

6       gftype - translate a generic font file for humans to read
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SYNOPSIS

9       gftype [-i] [-m] gf_file_name [output_file_name]
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DESCRIPTION

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  gftype  program translates a gf (generic font) file output by, for
17       example, mf(1), to a file that humans can read.  It also serves as a gf
18       file-validating program (i.e., if gftype can read it, it's correct) and
19       as an example of a gf-reading program for other software that wants  to
20       read gf files.
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22       The gf_file_name on the command line must be complete. Because the res‐
23       olution is part of the extension, it would not make sense to  append  a
24       default  extension  as  is done with TeX or DVI-reading software. If no
25       output_file_name is specified, the output goes to stdout.
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OPTIONS

28       The output file includes bitmap images of  the  characters,  if  -i  is
29       given  on  the command line, and a symbolic listing of the gf commands,
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ENVIRONMENT

33       gftype looks for gf_file_name using the environment  variable  GFFONTS.
34       If that is not set, it uses the variable TEXFONTS.  If that is not set,
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SEE ALSO

38       dvitype(1), pktype(1).
39       Donald E. Knuth et al., Metafontware.
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AUTHORS

42       David Fuchs and Don Knuth wrote the program.  It was published as  part
43       of  the  Metafontware  technical  report,  available from the TeX Users
44       Group.  Paul Richards originally ported it to Unix.
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