1MKTEXPK(1)                       User Commands                      MKTEXPK(1)
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NAME

6       mktexpk - create a PK file for a font
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SYNOPSIS

9       mktexpk [options] font [redirect]
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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       Kpathsea: A library for path searching.
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16       mktexpk is used to generate a pk file from the Metafont source files or
17       type1 sources for font, if possible.
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19       If redirect is given, it must be string of the form >&n where n is  the
20       number  of the file descriptor which is to receive, instead of standard
21       output, the name of the generated file.
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23       mktexpk is typically called by other programs,  rather  than  from  the
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OPTIONS

27       mktexpk accepts the following options:
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29       --bdpi num
30              Set the base device resolution.
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33              Generate the font at resolution num.
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35       --help Print help message and exit.
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37       --mag mag
38              The  Metafont  magnification that corresponds to the combination
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41       --mfmode mode
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44       --destdir dir
45              A directory name. If the directory is absolute, it is  used  as-
46              is.  Otherwise, it is appended to the root destination directory
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BUGS

53       If the mode is not specified, mktexpk tries to determine it from  bdpi.
54       The manner in which this is done is primitive.  Since bpdi doesn't pro‐
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56       recommended that it be specified explicitly.
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58       If the mode and bpdi don't match, the mode is discarded.
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60       The  dpi  parameter  is  redundant, but is not checked for consistency.
61       Worse, the program will fail if the wrong dpi is specified.
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SEE ALSO

64       mktexmf(1), mktextfm(1).
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REPORTING BUGS

67       Report bugs to: tex-k@tug.org (https://lists.tug.org/tex-k)
68       TeX Live home page: https://tug.org/texlive/
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