showfont(X)                   06 January 1993                    showfont(X)


 Name

    showfont - font dumper for X font server

 Syntax


    showfont [-bitmap_pad#] [-end last_char] [-extents_only] [-l] [-L] [-m]
    [-M] [-noprops] [-pad#] [-server host:port] [-start first_char] [-unit#]
    [-fn fontname]


 Description

    showfont displays data about the font that matches the given fontname.
    fontname can be determined using fslsfonts.  fslsfonts contacts the X
    font server to obtain a list of the fonts that match the given fontname.
    The wildcard character ``*'' may be used to match any sequence of charac-
    ters (including none), and ``?'' may be used to match any single charac-
    ter.  If no pattern is given, ``*'' is assumed.

    The ``*'' and ``?'' characters must be quoted to prevent them from being
    expanded by the shell.

 Options


    -bitmappad#   specifies the bitmap padding unit of the font (must be 0,
                   1, or 2, where 0 is ImageRectMin, 1 is ImageRectMaxWidth
                   and 2 is ImageRectMaxWidth).

    -endlastchar  indicates the end of the range of the characters to dis-
                   play.

    -extentsonly  indicates that only the font's extents should be dis-
                   played.

    -l             sets the font bit order to least significant bit first.
                   The left-most bit on the screen will be in the lowest
                   valued bit in each unit.

    -L             sets the font byte order to least significant byte first.
                   All multi-byte data in the file (metrics, bitmaps, and so
                   forth) will be written least significant byte first.

    -m             sets the font bit order to most significant bit first.
                   Bits for each glyph will be placed in this order; that is,
                   the left-most bit on the screen will be in the highest
                   valued bit in each unit.

    -M             sets the font byte order to most significant byte first.
                   All multi-byte data in the file (metrics, bitmaps, and so
                   forth) will be written most significant byte first.

    -noprops       indicates that font properties should not be displayed.

    -pad#          specifies the scanpad unit of the font (1, 2, 4 or 8).

    -startfirstchar
                   indicates the start of the range of the characters to dis-
                   play.

    -u             indicates that the output should be left unsorted.

    -unit#         is set to 7000 by default.

    -fn fontname   specifies the font for which a BDF file should be gen-
                   erated.  Use fslsfonts to determine the font name you wish
                   to generate.


 Environment


    FONTSERVER     can be specified in place of the -server option to specify
                   the X font server to contact.


 See also

    fs(X), showfont(X), xlsfonts(X)