X Version 11 (Release 6)

showfont(X1M)

showfont -- font dumper for X font server

Synopsis

showfont [-bitmap_pad#] [-end last_char] [-extents_only] [-lsb] [-LSB] [-msb] [-MSB] [-noprops] [-pad#] [-server host:port] [-start first_char] [-unit#] [-fn fontname]

Description

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

) can be used to match any sequence of characters (including none), and ``?'' may be used to match any single character. If no pattern is given, ``*'' is assumed.

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

Options

-bitmap_pad#: 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).
-end last_char: indicates the end of the range of the characters to display.
-extents_only]: only the character extents should be displed, but not the bitmaps.
-fn fontname: The font to display.
-lsb: specifies that the bit order of the font should be requested as least significant bit first.
-LSB: specifies that the bit order of the font should be requested as least significant bit first.
-msb: specifies that the bit order of the font should be requested as most significant bit first.
-MSB: specifies that the bit order of the font should be requested as most significant bit first.
-noprops: indicates that font properties should not be displayed.
-pad#: specifies the scanpad unit of the font (1, 2, 4 or 8).
-startfirst_char: indicates the start of the range of the characters to display.
-u: indicates that the output should be left unsorted.
-unit#: indicates the scanpad unit of the font (1, 2, 4 or 8).
-fn fontname: specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated. Use fslsfonts to determine the font name you wish to generate.

Environment variables

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

References

xfs(X1M), showfont(X1M), xlsfonts(X1)