---
name: "bdf2sfd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bdf2sfd"
version: "1.1.9-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bdf2sfd"
---

# bdf2sfd(1)

BDF to SFD converter

## NAME

**bdf2sfd** – BDF to SFD converter

## SYNOPSIS

**bdf2sfd** \[**-hv**\] \[**-f** *name*\] \[**-p** *name*\] *font.bdf*

## DESCRIPTION

**bdf2sfd** is a BDF to SFD converter, allowing to vectorize bitmap fonts. It works by converting each pixel of a glyph to a polygon, which produces large and unoptimized SFD files which should be post-processed using FontForge.

If *file* is a single dash (\`-'), **bdf2sfd** reads from the standard input.

The options are as follows:

- **-f** *name*

  Specify font name.

- **-p** *name*

  Specify PostScript font name.

- **-h**

  Display usage.

- **-v**

  Display version.

## AUTHORS

**bdf2sfd** was written by Frederic Cambus.