NAME
          gftopk - convert generic font files to packed font files

     SYNOPSIS
          gftopk [ -v ] gf_file_name [ pk_file_name ]

     DESCRIPTION
          The gftopk program converts a generic font file output by,
          for example, mf(1), to a packed font file for use by DVI-
          reading programs. Packed font files (pk files) are much
          smaller than the corresponding gf files, so they are
          generally the font format of choice.

          The gf_file_name 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. The pk_file_name defaults to
          the same (stripped) name as gf_file_name, and it is placed
          in the current working directory with the pk suffix
          replacing gf.  For example, the input file cmr10.300gf would
          become cmr10.300pk.

     OPTIONS
          Unless the -v switch is given, gftopk operates silently.
          With -v, the version number of the program and statistics
          about the packing are output to stdout.

     ENVIRONMENT
          gftopk looks for gf_file_name first in the current
          directory.  If it is not present there, it uses the
          environment variable GFFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses
          the variable TEXFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses the
          system default:
          @DEFAULT_GF_PATH@

          See tex(1) for the details of the searching.

     SEE ALSO
          gftype(1), pktogf(1), pktype(1).
          Donald E. Knuth et al., Metafontware.

     AUTHORS
          Tomas Rokicki wrote the program. It was published as part of
          the Metafontware technical report, available from the TeX
          Users Group.  Paul Richards originally ported it to Unix.