fstobdf (1)

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NAME

fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server

SYNOPSIS

fstobdf [ -server servername ] -fn fontname

fstobdf -version

DESCRIPTION

The fstobdf program reads a font from a font server and prints a BDF file on the standard output that may be used to recreate the font. This is useful in testing servers, debugging font metrics, and reproducing lost BDF files.

OPTIONS

-server servername

This option specifies the server from which the font should be read. servername must be specified in one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section of X(7). If not specified, the server name in the FONTSERVER environment variable is used.

-fn fontname

This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated.

-version

This option prints the program version and then exits without generating a BDF file.

ENVIRONMENT

FONTSERVER

The default server to use. The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section of X(7).

SEE ALSO

xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), showfont(1), fslsfonts(1), X(7).

AUTHOR

Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices

Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium