xfsinfo

X font server information utility

Synopsis

xfsinfo [-server servername]

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examples

source

            
  packages="appres bdftopcf bitmap constype
  editres fonttosfnt fstobdf iceauth ico luit xfs xfsinfo
  xgamma xhost xinit xinput xkbcomp xkbevd xkbprint xkbutils xkill
  xload xlsatoms xlsclients xlsfonts xmodmap xrandr xrdb xrefresh
  xset xsetpointer xsetroot xsm xstdcmap xvidtune xvinfo xwd
  xwininfo xwud xdpyinfo"

description

Xfsinfo is a utility for displaying information about an X font server. It is used to examine the capabilities of a server, the predefined values for various parameters used in communicating between clients and the server, and the font catalogues and alternate servers that are available.

options

-server servername

This option specifies the X font server to contact. servername must be specified in one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section of X(7). If not specified, the server name in the FONTSERVER environment variable is used.

environment

FONTSERVER

To get the default fontserver. The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section of X(7).

example

The following shows a sample produced by xfsinfo.

example% xfsinfo -server hansen:7100

name of server:

hansen:7100

version number:

vendor string:

Font Server Prototype

vendor release number:

maximum request size:

16384 longwords (65536 bytes)

number of catalogues:

all

Number of alternate servers: 2

hansen:7101

hansen:7102

number of extensions:

history

Xfsinfo was originally called fsinfo. It was renamed to avoid a clash with the fsinfo utility from the Berkeley automounter amd.

see also

xfs, fslsfonts , X .

author

Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc