---
name: "pcf2bdf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcf2bdf"
version: "1.07-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcf2bdf"
---

# pcf2bdf(1)

convert X font from Portable Compiled Format to Bitmap Distribution Format

## NAME

pcf2bdf - convert X font from Portable Compiled Format to Bitmap Distribution Format

## SYNOPSIS

**pcf2bdf** \[ **-v** \] \[ **-o** *outputfile* \] \[ fontfile.pcf\[.gz\] \]

## DESCRIPTION

*Pcf2bdf* is a font de-compiler.  It converts X font from Portable Compiled Format (PCF) to Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF).  It can also accept  a compressed/gzipped PCF file as input, but *gzip* must be found in your PATH.

**FONTBOUNDINGBOX in a BDF file is not used by** *bdftopcf* , so *pcf2bdf* generates irresponsible values.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  very verbose output.

- **-o** *output-file-name*

  By default *pcf2bdf* writes the bdf file to standard output; this option gives the name of a file to be used instead.

## SEE ALSO

[bdftopcf(1)](/bdftopcf/1.md), [X(7)](/X/7.md)

## AUTHOR

TAGA Nayuta \<nayuta@ganaware.jp\>