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fstobdf

FSTOBDF(1)						      General Commands Manual							FSTOBDF(1)

NAME

       fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server

SYNOPSIS

       fstobdf [ -server servername ] -fn fontname

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.

OPTIONS

       -server servername
	       This option specifies the server from which the font should be read.  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.

       -fn fontname
	       This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated.

ENVIRONMENT

       FONTSERVER
	       The  default  server  to  use.  The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in the Font Server Names section of
	       X(7).

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

       Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
       Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices

       Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium

X Version 11							   fstobdf 1.0.5							FSTOBDF(1)