GFtoPK converts a generic font (GF) file output by, for example,
Metafont (see section mf invocation) to a packed font (PK) file. PK files
are considerably smaller than the corresponding gf files, so they are
generally the bitmap font format of choice. Some DVI-processing
programs, notably Dvips, only support PK files and not GF files.
Synopsis:
gftopk [option]... gfname.dpi[gf] [pkfile]
The font gfname is searched for in the usual places (see section `Glyph lookup' in Kpathsea). To see all the relevant paths, set the
environment variable KPATHSEA_DEBUG to `-1' before running
the program.
The suffix `gf' is supplied if not already present. This suffix is not an extension; no `.' precedes it: for instance, `cmr10.600gf'.
If pkfile is not specified, the output is written to the basename of `gfname.dpipk', e.g., `gftopk /wherever/cmr10.600gf' creates `./cmr10.600pk'.
The only options are `--verbose', `--help', and `--version' (see section Common options).
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