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xfsinfo (1)

Name

xfsinfo - X font server information utility

Synopsis

/usr/bin/xfsinfo [-server servername]

Description




User Commands                                          XFSINFO(1)



NAME
     xfsinfo - X font server information utility

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/xfsinfo [-server servername]

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(5).   If
          not specified, the server name in the FONTSERVER  envi-
          ronment variable is used.

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

EXAMPLE
     The following shows a sample produced by xfsinfo.

     example% xfsinfo -server hansen:7100
     name of server:     hansen:7100
     version number:     1
     vendor string: Font Server Prototype
     vendor release number:   17
     maximum request size:    16384 longwords (65536 bytes)
     number of catalogues:    1
          all
     Number of alternate servers: 2
         #0    hansen:7101
         #1    hansen:7102
     number of extensions:    0


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(5).

SEE ALSO
     xfs(1), fslsfonts(1), X(5).




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User Commands                                          XFSINFO(1)



AUTHOR
     Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc


ATTRIBUTES
     See   attributes(5)   for   descriptions  of  the  following
     attributes:

     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |Availability                 |x11/xfs/xfs-utilities        |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |Interface Stability          |Committed                    |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+








































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