1MKTEXPK(1) User Commands MKTEXPK(1)
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6 mktexpk - create a PK file for a font
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9 mktexpk [options] font [redirect]
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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 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
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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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27 mktexpk accepts the following options:
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29 --bdpi num
30 Set the base device resolution.
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32 --dpi num
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
42 The Metafont mode to use.
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58 If the mode and bpdi don't match, the mode is discarded.
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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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