Release 6.1

NAME

fstobdf − generate BDF font from X font server

SYNOPSIS

fstobdf [ −server server ] −fn fontname

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.

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

ENVIRONMENT

FONTSERVER
default server to use

SEE ALSO

xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), fslsfonts(1)

AUTHOR

Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices
Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

  —  May 30, 1996