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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.

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.