VTFONTCVT(8)            FreeBSD System Manager's Manual           VTFONTCVT(8)

NAME
     vtfontcvt - convert font files for use by the video console

SYNOPSIS
     vtfontcvt [-n] [-f font|source|compressed-source] [-h height]
               -o output_file [-v] [-w width] normal_font [bold_font]

DESCRIPTION
     The vtfontcvt utility reads source font files in either BDF or Unifont
     HEX format and outputs a binary font file, C source, or C source with
     font data compressed by using LZ4 compression method.  The output in C
     source is intended to be used to embed the font into program binary.  The
     binary font file is for use by vt(4).  HEX format files must have the
     file extension .hex.

     The following options are available:

     -f font|source|compressed-source
               Specify the output format.  The default is binary font file.

     -h height
               Set font height.  The default is 16.  Font height is set
               automatically for BDF files and for HEX files that have a `#
               Height: height' comment before any font data.

     -n        Do not apply output filtering with C source output.

     -o output_file
               Specify the name for the output file.

     -v        Display verbose statistics about the converted font.

     -w width  Set font width.  The default is 8.  Font width is set
               automatically for BDF files and for HEX files that have a `#
               Width: width' comment before any font data.

SEE ALSO
     vidcontrol(1), vt(4)

HISTORY
     The vtfontcvt utility first appeared in FreeBSD 10.1.

FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6         August 2, 2020         FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6