---
name: "getafm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "psutils"
version: "1.17.dfsg-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/getafm"
---

# getafm(1)

create an AFM file for a PostScript font.

## NAME

getafm - create an AFM file for a PostScript font.

## SYNOPSIS

**getafm** *FontName* \> *output.ps*

## DESCRIPTION

*Getafm* generates a PostScript file which prints an AFM file for a font to the printer's output channel. The output of *getafm* should be sent to a printer, or to GhostScript. For example,

getafm Times-Roman \| gsnd - \>Times-Roman.afm

## AUTHOR

Robert Joop (rj@rainbow.in-berlin.de), Angus Duggan

## SEE ALSO

[psbook(1)](/psbook/1.md), [psselect(1)](/psselect/1.md), [pstops(1)](/pstops/1.md), [epsffit(1)](/epsffit/1.md), [psnup(1)](/psnup/1.md), [psresize(1)](/psresize/1.md), [psmerge(1)](/psmerge/1.md), [fixscribeps(1)](/fixscribeps/1.md), [getafm(1)](/getafm/1.md), [fixdlsrps(1)](/fixdlsrps/1.md), [fixfmps(1)](/fixfmps/1.md), [fixpsditps(1)](/fixpsditps/1.md), [fixpspps(1)](/fixpspps/1.md), [fixtpps(1)](/fixtpps/1.md), [fixwfwps(1)](/fixwfwps/1.md), [fixwpps(1)](/fixwpps/1.md), [fixwwps(1)](/fixwwps/1.md), [extractres(1)](/extractres/1.md), [includeres(1)](/includeres/1.md), [showchar(1)](/showchar/1.md)

## TRADEMARKS

**PostScript** is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

## BUGS

Kerning information is not generated by *getafm;* it is best to use original AFM files if possible.