


GFTYPE(1)                                               GFTYPE(1)


NNAAMMEE
       gftype - translate a generic font file for humans to read

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ggffttyyppee [ --ii ] [ --mm ] _g_f___f_i_l_e___n_a_m_e [ _o_u_t_p_u_t___f_i_l_e___n_a_m_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  ggffttyyppee  program  translates  a _g_f (generic font) file
       output by, for example, mmff(1), to a file that  humans  can
       read.   It  also  serves  as  a _g_f file-validating program
       (i.e., if ggffttyyppee can read it,  it's  correct)  and  as  an
       example  of  a  _g_f-reading program for other software that
       wants to read _g_f files.

       The _g_f___f_i_l_e___n_a_m_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___n_a_m_e
       is specified, the output goes to _s_t_d_o_u_t.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       The output file includes bitmap images of the  characters,
       if --ii is given on the command line, and a symbolic listing
       of the _g_f commands, if --mm is specified.

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       ggffttyyppee looks for _g_f___f_i_l_e___n_a_m_e using the environment  vari-
       able  GFFONTS.   If  that is not set, it uses the variable
       TEXFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses the system default.

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

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
       David  Fuchs and Don Knuth wrote the program.  It was pub-
       lished as  part  of  the  _M_e_t_a_f_o_n_t_w_a_r_e  technical  report,
       available  from the TeX Users Group.  Paul Richards origi-
       nally ported it to Unix.














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