makedev Command

Purpose

Creates binary description files suitable for reading by the troff command and its postprocessors.

Syntax

makedev DESC | FontFile ...

Description

The makedev command creates binary files suitable for reading by the troff command and its postprocessors. When the DESC file is specified, the makedev command creates a DESC.out file and a set of font description files using the information contained in the DESC file. When a font file is specified, the makedev command creates the corresponding font description file.

Options

Item	Description
DESC	Causes a DESC.out file to be created.

Parameters

Item	Description
FontFile	Causes a FontFile.out file to be created.

Examples

The following command:

makedev B

creates a B.out file, which contains the font tables for the Times-Bold fonts.