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VTFONTCVT(8) System Manager's Manual VTFONTCVT(8) NAME vtfontcvt -- convert font files for use by the video console SYNOPSIS vtfontcvt [-nv] [-f format] [-h height] [-w width] -o output_file normal_font [bold_font] DESCRIPTION The vtfontcvt utility reads source font files in either BDF or Unifont HEX format and outputs a file in one of the available output formats. HEX format files (normal_font and bold_font) must have the file exten- sion .hex. The following options are available: -f format Specify the output format. Available formats are: compressed-source C source with font data compressed by using LZ4 compression method. font A binary font file (default). source C source. The output in C source is intended to be used to embed the font into program binary. The binary font file is for use by vt(4). -h height Set font height. The default is 16. Font height is set automatically for BDF files and for HEX files that have a # Height: height comment before any font data. -n Do not apply output filtering with C source output. -o output_file Specify the name for the output file. -v Display verbose statistics about the converted font. -w width Set font width. The default is 8. Font width is set automatically for BDF files and for HEX files that have a # Width: width comment before any font data. SEE ALSO vidcontrol(1), vt(4) HISTORY The vtfontcvt utility first appeared in FreeBSD 10.1. FreeBSD 14.3 July 19, 2022 VTFONTCVT(8)
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