# phpman > man > printafm(1)

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## NAME
       printafm - Print the metrics from a Postscript font in AFM format using ghostscript

## SYNOPSIS
       **printafm** _fontname_

## DESCRIPTION
       This  script  invokes  [**gs**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gs/1/markdown)  to print the metrics from a font in AFM format.  Output goes to
       stdout.

## SEE ALSO
       [gs(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/gs/1/markdown)

## VERSION
       This document was last revised for Ghostscript version 9.55.0.

## AUTHOR
       Artifex Software, Inc. are the primary maintainers of Ghostscript.  This  manpage  by  George
       Ferguson.



9.55.0                                    27 September 2021                              [PRINTAFM(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PRINTAFM/1/markdown)