showfont(1X)showfont(1X)NAMEshowfont - font dumper for X font server
SYNOPSISshowfont [-options...] -fn pattern
OPTIONS
The X font server to contact. The font to display. The bit order of
the font should be requested as LSBFirst (least significant bit first).
The bit order of the font should be requested as MSBFirst (most signif‐
icant bit first). The byte order of the font should be requested as
LSBFirst (least significant byte first). The byte order of the font
should be requested as MSBFirst (most significant byte first). Only
the character extents should be displayed, but not the bitmaps. The
start of the range of the characters to display (char is a number).
The end of the range of the characters to display (char is a number).
The scanline unit of the font (8, 16, 32, or 64). The scanpad unit of
the font (8, 16, 32, or 64). The bitmap padding unit of the font (0,
1, or 2, where 0 is ImageRectMin, 1 is ImageRectMaxWidth and 2 is
ImageRectMax). 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 proper‐
ties, character metrics, and character bitmaps.
The wildcard character "*" can be used to match any sequence of charac‐
ters (including none) in the font name, and "?" can be used to match
any single character. The "*" and "?" characters must be quoted to pre‐
vent them from being expanded by the shell. If no pattern is given, "*"
is assumed.
ENVIRONMENT
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 ALSOxfs(1X), fslsfonts(1X), xlsfonts(1X)AUTHOR
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc.
showfont(1X)