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diff --git a/man/fstobdf.man b/man/fstobdf.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9c1c0eb --- /dev/null +++ b/man/fstobdf.man @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.\" Copyright 1990, Network Computing Devices +.\" Copyright 1990, 1998 The Open Group +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its +.\" documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that +.\" the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting +.\" documentation. +.\" +.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included +.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS +.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPEN GROUP BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR +.\" OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, +.\" ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR +.\" OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. +.\" +.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name of The Open Group shall +.\" not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or +.\" other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization +.\" from The Open Group. +.\" +.\" +.TH FSTOBDF __appmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ +.SH NAME +fstobdf \- generate BDF font from X font server +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B "fstobdf" +[ +.B \-server +.I servername +] +.B \-fn +.I fontname +.SH DESCRIPTION +The \fIfstobdf\fP 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. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP 8 +.B \-server \fIservername\fP +This option specifies the server from which the font should be read. +.I servername +must be specified in one of the formats defined in the +.I Font Server Names +section of X(__miscmansuffix__). If not specified, the server name in the +.B FONTSERVER +environment variable is used. +.TP 8 +.B \-fn \fIfontname\fP +This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated. +.SH ENVIRONMENT +.TP 8 +.B FONTSERVER +The default server to use. The server name must +be specified in one of the formats defined in the +.I Font Server Names +section of X(__miscmansuffix__). +.SH "SEE ALSO" +xfs(__appmansuffix__), bdftopcf(__appmansuffix__), showfont(__appmansuffix__), +fslsfonts(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__). +.SH AUTHOR +Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices +.br +Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices +.br +.sp +Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium |