.TH "fontinst" "1" "8 March 2022" "TeX Live"
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.SH "NAME" 
fontinst \- utility to run TeX as fontinst 
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.SH "SYNOPSIS" 
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\fBfontinst\fP \fIpackage\fP
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.SH "DESCRIPTION" 
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\fBfontinst\fP runs \fBtex\fP(1) with the \fB--progname\fP flag set to
pretend to be the program fontinst (affecting Karl Berry paths)\&.
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Typing
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\f(CWfontinst fontinst\&.sty\fP
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will start \fBtex\fP(1) and give the user an interactive prompt
(\f(CW*\fP) where fontinst commands can be typed (such as
\f(CW\elatinfamily{ptm}{}\ebye\fP)\&.
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.SH "SEE ALSO" 
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\fBtex\fP(1)
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The fontinst manual, \fIfontinst\&.tex\fP\&.
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Web page: <https://tug.org/applications/fontinst/>
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.SH "BUGS" 
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Email bug reports to <https://lists.tug.org/fontinst> (public mailing list).
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.SH "AUTHOR" 
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Thomas Esser
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This manual page was written by C\&.M\&. Connelly for the Debian
GNU/Linux system\&. It is now maintained as part of TeX Live.