


GETAFM(1)                                               GETAFM(1)


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  out-
       put  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), fixdl-
       srps(1),  fixfmps(1),  fixmacps(1),  fixpsditps(1),  fixp-
       spps(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.


























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