1FSTOBDF(1)                  General Commands Manual                 FSTOBDF(1)
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NAME

6       fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server
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SYNOPSIS

9       fstobdf [ -server servername ] -fn fontname
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  fstobdf  program  reads a font from a font server and prints a BDF
15       file on the standard output that may be  used  to  recreate  the  font.
16       This  is  useful in testing servers, debugging font metrics, and repro‐
17       ducing lost BDF files.
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OPTIONS

20       -server servername
21               This option specifies the server from which the font should  be
22               read.   servername  must  be  specified  in  one of the formats
23               defined in the Font Server Names  section  of  X(7).    If  not
24               specified,  the server name in the FONTSERVER environment vari‐
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27       -fn fontname
28               This option specifies the font for which a BDF file  should  be
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31       -version
32               This  option  prints the program version and then exits without
33               generating a BDF file.
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ENVIRONMENT

36       FONTSERVER
37               The default server to use.  The server name must  be  specified
38               in  one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section
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SEE ALSO

42       xfs(1), bdftopcf(1), showfont(1), fslsfonts(1), X(7).
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AUTHOR

45       Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
46       Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices
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48       Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium
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