pfbtops(1) General Commands Manual pfbtops(1)

# [Name](#Name)

pfbtops - translate PostScript Printer Font Binary files to Printer Font ASCII

# [Synopsis](#Synopsis)

`pfbtops` \[*pfb-file*]

`pfbtops` **--help**

`pfbtops` **-v**

`pfbtops` **--version**

# [Description](#Description)

*pfbtops* translates a PostScript Type 1 font in Printer Font Binary (PFB) format to Printer Font ASCII (PFA) format, splitting overlong lines in text packets into smaller chunks. If *pfb-file* is omitted, the PFB file will be read from the standard input stream. The PFA font will be written on the standard output stream. PostScript fonts for MS-DOS were historically supplied in PFB format. Use of a PostScript Type 1 font with *groff* requires conversion of its metrics (AFM file) to a *groff* font description file; see [*afmtodit*(1)](/man/os/groff/afmtodit.1).

The **--help** option displays a usage message, while **-v** and **--version** show version information; all exit afterward.

# [See also](#See_also)

[*grops*(1)](/man/os/groff/grops.1), [*gropdf*(1)](/man/os/groff/gropdf.1)

2026-10-01 groff 1.24.2

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