PKTYPE(1)PKTYPE(1)NAMEpktype - verify and translate a packed font bitmap file to plain text
SYNOPSISpktype pk_file [ output_file ]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete documen‐
tation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual
Web2C: A TeX implementation.
The pktype program translates a packed font file (pk) (output by, for
example, gftopk(1) to a file that humans can read. It also serves as a
pk file-validating program (i.e., if pktype can read it, it's correct)
and as an example of a pk-reading program for other software that wants
to read pk files.
The pk_file on the command line must be complete. Because the resolu‐
tion 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
output_file 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.
ENVIRONMENTpktype looks for pk_file 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 tex(1) for the details of the searching.
SEE ALSOdvitype(1), gftopk(1), gftype(1).
Donald E. Knuth et al., Metafontware.
AUTHORS
Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. Donald E. Knuth originally ported it
to Unix. Pierre MacKay adapted it for compilation with Web2c.
Web2C 7.3.1 13 March 1996 PKTYPE(1)
