This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
documentation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file
or manual
Web2C: A TeX implementation.
The
gftype
program
translates a
gf
(generic font) file output by, for example,
mf(1),
to a file that humans can read.
It also serves as a
gf
file-validating
program (i.e., if
gftype
can read it, it's correct) and as an example of a
gf-reading
program for other software that wants to read
gf
files.
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. If no
output_file_name
is specified, the output goes to
stdout.