pfbtops(1)



NAME

   pfbtops - translate a PostScript font in .pfb format to ASCII

SYNOPSIS

   pfbtops [ -v ] [ pfb_file ]

DESCRIPTION

   pfbtops translates a PostScript font in .pfb format to ASCII, splitting
   overlong lines in text packets into smaller  chunks.   If  pfb_file  is
   omitted  the  pfb file will be read from the standard input.  The ASCII
   format  PostScript  font  will  be  written  on  the  standard  output.
   PostScript fonts for MS-DOS are normally supplied in .pfb format.

   The  resulting ASCII format PostScript font can be used with groff.  It
   must first be listed in /usr/share/groff/1.22.3/font/devps/download and
   /usr/share/groff/1.22.3/font/devpdf/download.

OPTIONS

   -v     Print the version number.

SEE ALSO

   grops(1), gropdf(1)

COPYING

   Copyright  1989-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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   Permission is granted to  copy  and  distribute  translations  of  this
   manual  into  another language, under the above conditions for modified
   versions, except  that  this  permission  notice  may  be  included  in
   translations approved by the Free Software Foundation instead of in the
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