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+.TH GETAFM 1 "PSUtils Release @RELEASE@ Patchlevel @PATCHLEVEL@"
+.SH NAME
+getafm \- create an AFM file for a PostScript font.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B getafm
+.I FontName
+>
+.I output.ps
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Getafm
+generates a PostScript file which prints an AFM file for a font to the
+printer's output channel. The output of
+.I getafm
+should be sent to a printer, or to GhostScript. For example,
+.sp
+.ce
+getafm Times-Roman | gsnd - >Times-Roman.afm
+.sp
+.SH AUTHOR
+Robert Joop (rj@rainbow.in-berlin.de), Angus Duggan
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+@MAN@
+.SH TRADEMARKS
+.B PostScript
+is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
+.SH BUGS
+Kerning information is not generated by
+.I getafm;
+it is best to use original AFM files if possible.