MKTEXMF(1)
π MKTEXMF(1) Β· User Commands π
β¨ NAME β¨
mktexmf - create a Metafont source file π
π SYNOPSIS π
mktexmf font
π DESCRIPTION π
okay so this manual page is not meant to be exhaustive, bestie π the complete documentation for this version of TeX lives in the info file or manual Kpathsea: A library for path searching π§
mktexmf is the one that generates the Metafont source file for font, if it's possible β¨ for example, ecrm1200 or cmr11 πΈ
The name of the generated file gets printed on standard output π¦
Honestly? mktexmf is typically called by other programs rather than from the command line, so you probably won't be typing it yourself π
π OPTIONS π
mktexmf accepts the following options, iykyk π
--helpβ prints a help message and exits π«Ά--versionβ prints version information and exits π₯
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
mktexpk(1), mktextfm(1) π
π REPORTING BUGS π
π if something's broken, report bugs to:tex-k@tug.org(https://lists.tug.org/tex-k)
the TeX Live home page is https://tug.org/texlive/ π
That's a wrap, bestie π this was the TeX Live manual page, last updated 30 January 2020, and you're absolutely the main character for reading it all the way through ππ
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