X11R6

NAME

showfont − font dumper for X font server

SYNOPSIS

showfont [−options...] −fn pattern

OPTIONS

−server host:port
The X font server to contact.

−fn name
The font to display.

−lsb
The bit order of the font should be requested as LSBFirst (least significant bit first).

−msb
The bit order of the font should be requested as MSBFirst (most significant bit first).

−LSB
The byte order of the font should be requested as LSBFirst (least significant byte first).

−MSB
The byte order of the font should be requested as MSBFirst (most significant byte first).

−extents_only
Only the character extents should be displayed, but not the bitmaps.

−start char
The start of the range of the characters to display (char is a number). 

−end char
The end of the range of the characters to display (char is a number). 

−unit n
The scanline unit of the font (8, 16, 32, or 64).

−pad n
The scanpad unit of the font (8, 16, 32, or 64).

−bitmap_pad n
The bitmap padding unit of the font (0, 1, or 2, where 0 is ImageRectMin, 1 is ImageRectMaxWidth and 2 is ImageRectMax).

−noprops
Do not show the font properties.

DESCRIPTION

The showfont command displays data about a font that matches the given pattern. The information shown includes font information, font properties, character metrics, and character bitmaps. 

The wildcard character "∗" can be used to match any sequence of characters (including none) in the font name, and "?" can be used to match any single character. The "∗" and "?" characters must be quoted to prevent them from being expanded by the shell. If no pattern is given, "∗" is assumed. 

ENVIRONMENT

FONTSERVER
the default X font server to contact.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1991, Network Computing Devices, Inc. 

See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions. 

SEE ALSO

xfs(1X), fslsfonts(1X), xlsfonts(1X)

AUTHOR

Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc.