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commit 0f61bb3ec2e8cd4ae675e159aed4832c37e2eecf
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Nov 8 15:14:03 2020 +1100
pfbtops(1): Recast to clarify PFA format meaning.
---
src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man b/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man
index 0df9e37..46afcb6 100644
--- a/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man
+++ b/src/utils/pfbtops/pfbtops.1.man
@@ -58,20 +58,21 @@ pfbtops \- translate Printer Font Binary files to
PostScript ASCII
.
.I pfbtops
translates a PostScript font in Printer Font Binary (PFB) format to
-ASCII, splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks.
+Printer Font ASCII (PFA) format,
+splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks.
.
If
.I pfb-file
is omitted,
the PFB file will be read from the standard input stream.
.
-The ASCII format PostScript font will be written on the standard output.
+The PFA font will be written on the standard output stream.
.
-PostScript fonts for MS-DOS are normally supplied in PFB format.
+PostScript fonts for MS-DOS were historically supplied in PFB format.
.
.
.LP
-The resulting ASCII format PostScript font can be used with groff,
+The resulting PFA font can be used with
.IR groff (@MAN1EXT@)
if it is first listed in
.I \%@FONTDIR@/\:\%devps/\:\%download
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