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showfont(1X)
X11R6
NAME
  showfont - font dumper for X font server

SYNOPSIS
  showfont [-options...] -fn  pattern

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).

  -extents_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).

  -bitmap_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.

DESCRIPTION
  The showfont command displays data about a font that matches the given
  pattern. The information shown includes font information, font properties,
  character metrics, and character bitmaps.

  The wildcard character "*" can be used to match any sequence of characters
  (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.

ENVIRONMENT
  FONTSERVER
	  the default X font server to contact.

COPYRIGHT
  Copyright 1991, Network Computing Devices, Inc.

  See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

SEE ALSO
  xfs(1X), fslsfonts(1X), xlsfonts(1X)

AUTHOR
  Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc.

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