SHOWFONT(1) SHOWFONT(1) NAME showfont - font dumper for X font server SYNOPSIS showfont [ -options ... ] -fn pattern DESCRIPTION Showfont displays data about a font that matches the given pattern. The information shown includes font information, font properties, char acter 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 prevent them from being expanded by the shell. If no pattern is given, "*" is assumed. 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). -ext[ents_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). -b[itmap_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. SEE ALSO xfs(1), fslsfonts(1), xlsfonts(1) ENVIRONMENT FONTSERVER the default X font server to contact. COPYRIGHT Copyright 1991, Network Computing Devices, Inc. See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions. AUTHOR Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc. X Version 11 showfont 1.0.1 SHOWFONT(1)