getafm(1) - Linux man page
Name
getafm - create an AFM file for a PostScript font.
Synopsis
getafm FontName > output.ps
Description
Getafm generates a PostScript file which prints an AFM file for a font to the printer's
output channel. The output of getafm should be sent to a printer, or to GhostScript. For example,
getafm Times-Roman | gsnd - >Times-Roman.afm
Author
Robert Joop (rj@rainbow.in-berlin.de), Angus Duggan
See Also
psbook(1), psselect(1), pstops(1), epsffit(1), psnup(1),
psresize(1), psmerge(1), fixscribeps(1), getafm(1), fixdlsrps(1), fixfmps(1), fixpsditps(1),
fixpspps(1), fixtpps(1), fixwfwps(1), fixwpps(1), fixwwps(1), extractres(1), includeres(1)
Trademarks
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Bugs
Kerning information is not generated by getafm; it is best to use original AFM files if
possible.
Referenced By
fixmacps(1),
type1afm(1)