


PKTYPE(1)                                               PKTYPE(1)


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       pktype - verify and translate a packed font bitmap file to
       plain text

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ppkkttyyppee _p_k___f_i_l_e [ _o_u_t_p_u_t___f_i_l_e ]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive.  The  com-
       plete  documentation  for this version of TeX can be found
       in the info file or manual _W_e_b_2_C_: _A _T_e_X _i_m_p_l_e_m_e_n_t_a_t_i_o_n.

       The ppkkttyyppee program translates  a  packed  font  file  (_p_k)
       (output  by,  for example, ggffttooppkk(1) to a file that humans
       can read. It also serves as a _p_k  file-validating  program
       (i.e.,  if  ppkkttyyppee  can  read  it, it's correct) and as an
       example of a _p_k-reading program for  other  software  that
       wants to read _p_k files.

       The  _p_k___f_i_l_e on 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 TeX or
       DVI-reading software. If no _o_u_t_p_u_t___f_i_l_e is specified,  the
       plain text translation is written to standard output.

       The  output  file  gives  a compact encoding of the packed
       encoding, using conventions described in the source  code.
       Run  lengths  of black pixels alternate with parenthesized
       run lengths of white pixels,  and  brackets  are  used  to
       indicate when a row should be repeated.

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       ppkkttyyppee  looks  for  _p_k___f_i_l_e using the environment variable
       PKFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses the variable TEXPKS.
       If that is not set, it uses TEXFONTS.  If that is not set,
       it uses the system default.

       See tteexx(1) for the details of the searching.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       ddvviittyyppee(1), ggffttooppkk(1), ggffttyyppee(1).
       Donald E. Knuth et al., _M_e_t_a_f_o_n_t_w_a_r_e.

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
       Tomas Rokicki wrote the program.  Donald E.  Knuth  origi-
       nally  ported  it  to  Unix.  Pierre MacKay adapted it for
       compilation with Web2c.










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