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xfsinfo(1)


NAME

   xfsinfo - X font server information utility

SYNOPSIS

   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(7).   If not specified, the server
          name in the FONTSERVER environment variable is used.

   -version
          This option prints the program version and exits.

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(7).

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

   Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc



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