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 com-
plete documentation 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 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 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 origi-
nally ported it to Unix. Pierre MacKay adapted it for
compilation with Web2c.
Web2C 7.4.5 13 March 1996 PKTYPE(1)
