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.TH FSTOBDF 1 "Release 6.4" "X Version 11"
.SH NAME
fstobdf \- generate BDF font from X font server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "fstobdf"
[
.B \-server
.I server
]
.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.
.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
default server to use
.SH "SEE ALSO"
xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), fslsfonts(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
.br
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices
.br
.sp
Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium