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$FreeBSD: stable/10/usr.bin/vtfontcvt/vtfontcvt.8 269041 2014-07-24 01:35:41Z emaste $

.Dd June 9, 2014 .Dt VTFONTCVT 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm vtfontcvt .Nd "convert font files for use by the video console" .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl h Ar height .Op Fl v .Op Fl w Ar width .Ar normal_font .Op Ar bold_font .Ar output_file .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm utility reads source font files in either BDF or Unifont HEX format and outputs a binary font file for use by .Xr vt 4 . HEX format files must have the file extension

a .hex .

p The following options are available: l -tag -width "12345678" t Fl h Ar height Set font height. The default is 16. Font height is set automatically for HEX files that have a .Ql # Height: Ar height comment before any font data. t Fl v Display verbose statistics about the converted font. t Fl w Ar width Set font width. The default is 8. Font width is set automatically for HEX files that have a .Ql # Width: Ar width comment before any font data. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr vidcontrol 1 , .Xr vt 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm utility first appeared in .Fx 10.1 .