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NAME

6       chkfontpath - simple interface for adding, removing, and listing direc‐
7       tories in the X font server's path
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SYNOPSIS

11       chkfontpath [-lqfh] [-a name of directory to add] [-r name of directory
12       to remove]
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DESCRIPTION

16       chkfontpath  provides  a  simple  method of configuring the directories
17       contained in the X font server's path.  As of Red Hat 6.0, all fonts in
18       X  are  served  via  this separate font server process, not through the
19       main X server process.  This speeds up font rendering, and also  allows
20       use of font servers which are not running on the local host.
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22       chkfontpath  is mainly used by rpm in its %post and %postun sections to
23       add and remove new directories to the server's config file at installa‐
24       tion and de-installation time of packages containing fonts.
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26       -a, --add=name of directory to add
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35       -q, --quiet
36              Quiet  operation;  don't  display any output to the screen, even
37              when there is an error during operation.
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40              Requires usage of the add command; puts the specified  directory
41              first in the font path, rather than last.
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47       When  directories  are  added to the path, some sanity checking is per‐
48       formed to make sure you are not adding a  directory  without  the  file
49       fonts.dir  contained in it, which the server needs to be able to render
50       fonts properly.  When a path is succesfully added or removed,  the  xfs
51       process is restarted if it is currently running.
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RETURN CODES

55       chkfontpath returns 0 on success, or 1 on error.
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FILES

59       /etc/X11/fs/config
60              Configuration file for the X font server (xfs).
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SEE ALSO

64       xfs(1),fslsfonts(1)
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AUTHOR

68       Written by Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>
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REPORTING BUGS

71       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
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74       Copyright © 1999-2001 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
75       This  is  free  software; see the source for copying conditions.
76       There is NO warranty; not even for  MERCHANTIBILITY  or  FITNESS
77       FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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