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+.TH PK2BM 1 TeX
+.SH NAME
+pk2bm \- create a bitmap from a TeX pkfont
+.SH SYNOPSIS:
+pk2bm [-bh] [-W\fIwidth\fP] [-H\fIheight\fP] -c\fIchar\fP pkfont 
+
+pk2bm [-bh] [-W\fIwidth\fP] [-H\fIheight\fP] -o\fIoctchar\fP pkfont 
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This program generates a bitmap (ASCII file) which can be used
+to create X11 applications. The bitmap file consists of all pixels
+of the specified character (via the -c or -o option) from 
+the given pkfont. The format is described in bitmap(X11).
+.PP
+The pkfont is a packed fontfile generated by gftopk(TeX) from a 
+gffont. A gffont is the output of METAFONT a program to design fonts
+in a device independant way.
+.PP
+With the -b flag a bitmap is generated in which all black pixels are
+drawn as a `*' and all white bits as a `.'. With the -h flag a 
+hexadecimal bitmap dump is generated. 
+.PP
+The -W and/or -H options can be used to create a bitmap of
+respectivally `width' and `height' pixels. The pk-bitmap will in
+this case be centered according to these new dimensions.
+.PP
+The output is written to the standard output.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.nf
+`METAFONT', Donald Knuth.
+`The PKtype processor', belonging to the METAFONTware.
+bitmap(X11), 
+gftopk(TeX), 
+pktype(TeX), 
+ps2pk(1)
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+.nf
+Piet Tutelaers <rcpt@urc.tue.nl>
+