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 11 Font utilities
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 The Web2c programs described here convert between various TeX-related
 font formats; the first section below briefly describes the formats.
 GFtoPK is the only one that is routinely used, as Metafont outputs GF
 format, but it's most efficient for device drivers to use PK.
 
    The precise definitions of the PK, GF, TFM, PL, VF, and VPL formats
 mentioned below are in the source files that read them; 'pktype.web',
 'gftype.web', 'tftopl.web', etc.
 

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· Font file formats       Explanations of GF, PK, TFM, VF, ...
· gftopk invocation       GF -> PK (compact)
· pktogf invocation       PK -> GF (expand).
· pktype invocation       PK -> human-readable text.
· gftype invocation       GF -> human-readable text.
· tftopl invocation       TFM -> PL (for editing TFM).
· pltotf invocation       PL -> TFM (make editing results usable).
· vftovp invocation       VF -> VPL (tftopl for virtual fonts).
· vptovf invocation       VPL -> VF (pltotf for virtual fonts).
· Font utilities available elsewhere Type 1, BDF, editors, etc.
 

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