X11R5

NAME

showfont - Font dumper for the X font server

SYNTAX

showfont [-options ...] [−fn pattern]

DESCRIPTION

The showfont command displays data about the font that matches the given pattern.  The wildcard character "∗" can be used to match any sequence of characters (including none), and "?" to match any single character.  If no pattern is given, "∗" is assumed. 

The "∗" and "?" characters must be surrounded by quotation marks to prevent them from being expanded by the shell. 

OPTIONS

−server host:port
This option specifies the X font server to contact.

−l This option indicates that the bit order of the font is LSBFirst (least significant bit first). 

−m This option indicates that the bit order of the font is MSBFirst (most significant bit first). 

−L This option indicates that the byte order of the font is LSBFirst (least significant byte first). 

−M This option indicates that the byte order of the font is MSBFirst (most significant byte first). 

−extents_only
This option indicates that only the font’s extents should be displayed.

−start#
This option indicates the start of the range of the characters to display. (# is a number.)

−end# This option indicates the end of the range of the characters to display.  (# is a number.) 

−pad# This option specifies the scanpad unit of the font (1, 2, 4 or 8).  (# is a number.) 

−unit# This option specifies the scanline unit of the font (1, 2, 4 or 8).  (# is a number.) 

−bitmap_pad#
This option specifies the bitmap padding unit of the font (0, 1, or 2, where 0 is ImageRectMin, 1 is ImageRectMaxWidth and 2 is ImageRectMaxWidth).

ENVIRONMENT

FONTSERVER
To get the default host and port to use.

SEE ALSO

fs(1X), xlsfonts(1X)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1991, Network Computing Devices, Inc
See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions. 

AUTHOR

Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc