TH MKTEXPK 1 "1 March 2011" "Kpathsea @VERSION@"
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if n .ds MP MetaPost
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if n .ds MF Metafont
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ie t .ds OX \fIT\v'+0.25m'E\v'-0.25m'X\fP for troff
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\" the same but obliqued
\" BX definition must follow TX so BX can use TX
if t .ds BX \fRB\s-2IB\s0\fP\*(TX
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SH NAME
mktexpk \- create a PK file for a font
SH SYNOPSIS
B mktexpk
RI [ options ]
I font
RI [ redirect ]
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SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
documentation for this version of \*(TX can be found in the info file
or manual
IR "Kpathsea: A library for path searching" .
PP
B mktexpk
is used to generate a
I pk
file from the \*(MF source files or type1 sources for
IR font ,
if possible.
PP
If
I redirect
is given, it must be string of the form
BI >& n
where
I n
is the number of the file descriptor which is to receive, instead of
standard output, the name of the generated file.
PP
B mktexpk
is typically called by other programs, rather than from the command
line.
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SH OPTIONS
B mktexpk
accepts the following options:
TP
BI --bdpi \ num
Set the base device resolution.
TP
BI --dpi \ num
Generate the font at resolution
IR num .
TP
B --help
Print help message and exit.
TP
BI --mag \ mag
The \*(MF magnification that corresponds to the combination of
I bdpi
and
I dpi
that has been specified.
TP
BI --mfmode \ mode
The \*(MF mode to use.
TP
BI --destdir \ dir
A directory name. If the directory is absolute, it is used as-is.
Otherwise, it is appended to the root destination directory set in the
script.
TP
B --version
Print version information and exit.
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SH BUGS
If the
I mode
is not specified,
B mktexpk
tries to determine it from
IR bdpi .
The manner in which this is done is primitive. Since
I bpdi
doesn't provide sufficient information to uniquely determine a
I mode
it is strongly recommended that it be specified explicitly.
PP
If the
I mode
and
I bpdi
don't match, the
I mode
is discarded.
PP
The
I dpi
parameter is redundant, but is not checked for consistency. Worse,
the program will fail if the wrong
I dpi
is specified.
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SH "SEE ALSO"
BR mktexmf (1),
BR mktextfm (1).
