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27.Dd June 9, 2014
28.Dt VTFONTCVT 8
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm vtfontcvt
32.Nd "convert font files for use by the video console"
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Nm
35.Op Fl h Ar height
36.Op Fl v
37.Op Fl w Ar width
38.Ar normal_font
39.Op Ar bold_font
40.Ar output_file
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44utility reads source font files in either BDF or Unifont HEX format and
45outputs a binary font file for use by
46.Xr vt 4 .
47HEX format files must have the file extension
48.Pa .hex .
49.Pp
50The following options are available:
51.Bl -tag -width "12345678"
52.It Fl h Ar height
53Set font height.
54The default is 16.
55Font height is set automatically for HEX files that have a
56.Ql # Height: Ar height
57comment before any font data.
58.It Fl v
59Display verbose statistics about the converted font.
60.It Fl w Ar width
61Set font width.
62The default is 8.
63Font width is set automatically for HEX files that have a
64.Ql # Width: Ar width
65comment before any font data.
66.El
67.Sh SEE ALSO
68.Xr vidcontrol 1 ,
69.Xr vt 4
70.Sh HISTORY
71The
72.Nm
73utility first appeared in
74.Fx 10.1 .
75