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VFTOVP(1)		     General Commands Manual		       VFTOVP(1)

NAME
     vftovp - convert virtual font (vf) files to virtual property lists (vpl)

SYNOPSIS
     vftovp [OPTIONS] vf_name[.vf] [tfm_name[.tfm] [vpl_name[.vpl]]]

DESCRIPTION
     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 vftovp program translates a (program-oriented) virtual  font  file  and
     its  accompanying	TeX font metric file to a (human-oriented) property list
     file.  Thus, the virtual font can be edited, and its exact contents can  be
     displayed mnemonically.  It also serves as a VF-file validating program; if
     no error messages are given, the input files are correct.

     The filenames are extended with the appropriate extension if necessary.

OPTIONS
     -charcode-format=format
	    The  argument format specifies how character codes are output in the
	    VPL file.  By default, only letters and digits are output using  the
	    C  integer	code  (i.e.,  in ASCII); the others are output in octal.
	    (Unless the font's coding scheme starts with TeX math sy or TeX math
	    ex, when all are output in octal.)	If format is ascii, all  charac-
	    ter  codes	that  correspond to graphic characters, besides the left
	    and right parentheses, are output in ASCII.  On the other  hand,  if
	    format is octal, all character codes are output in octal.

     -verbose
	    Without  this  option,  vftovp operates silently.  With it, a banner
	    and progress report are printed on stdout.

ENVIRONMENT
     vftovp looks for vf_name using the environment variable VFFONTS.	If  that
     is not set, it uses the variable TEXFONTS.  If that is not set, it uses the
     system default.

     See tex(1) for the details of the searching.

SEE ALSO
     pltotf(1), tftopl(1), vptovf(1).

AUTHORS
     Donald E. Knuth wrote the program, based in part on an idea of David Fuchs,
     starting  with  the code for tftopl(1).  Karl Berry adapted it for compila-
     tion with web2c.

Web2C 2025			  16 June 2015			       VFTOVP(1)

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