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pfbtops
Section: User Commands (1) Updated: 2 July 2023 Index
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Name
pfbtops - translate PostScript Printer Font Binary files to Printer
Font ASCII
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Synopsis
[ pf-file]
--help
-v
--version
Description
pfbtops
translates a PostScript Type~1 font in Printer Font Binary (PFB) format
to Printer Font ASCII (PFA) format,
splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks.
If
pf-file
is omitted,
the PFB file will be read from the standard input stream.
The PFA font will be written on the standard output stream.
PostScript fonts for M-DOS were historically supplied in PFB format.
Use of a PostScript Type~1 font with
groff
requires conversion of its metrics
(AFM file)
to a
groff
font description file;
see
The
--help
option displays a usage message,
while
-v
and
--version
show version information;
all exit afterward.
See also
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