osf1 man page for showfont

showfont(1X)															      showfont(1X)

NAME
       showfont - font dumper for X font server

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

OPTIONS
       The  X  font  server  to  contact.   The font to display.  The bit order of the font should be requested as LSBFirst (least significant bit
       first).	The bit order of the font should be requested as MSBFirst (most significant bit first).  The byte order  of  the  font	should	be
       requested  as  LSBFirst	(least significant byte first).  The byte order of the font should be requested as MSBFirst (most significant byte
       first).	Only the character extents should be displayed, but not the bitmaps.  The start of the range of the characters to display (char is
       a  number).   The end of the range of the characters to display (char is a number).  The scanline unit of the font (8, 16, 32, or 64).  The
       scanpad unit of the font (8, 16, 32, or 64).  The bitmap padding unit of the font (0, 1, or 2, where 0 is  ImageRectMin,  1  is	ImageRect-
       MaxWidth and 2 is ImageRectMax).  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 prop-
       erties, 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
       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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