fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server
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Description
The fstobdf 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.
Environment
FONTSERVER
The default server to use. The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in
the FontServerNames section of X(7).
Name
fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server
Options
-serverservername
This option specifies the server from which the font should be read. servername must be
specified in one of the formats defined in the FontServerNames section of X(7). If not
specified, the server name in the FONTSERVER environment variable is used.
-fnfontname
This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated.
-version
This option prints the program version and then exits without generating a BDF file.
See Also
xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), showfont(1), fslsfonts(1), X(7).
Synopsis
fstobdf [ -serverservername ] -fnfontnamefstobdf-version
