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  27. .TH FSTOBDF __appmansuffix__ __xorgversion__
  28. .SH NAME
  29. fstobdf \- generate BDF font from X font server
  30. .SH SYNOPSIS
  31. .B "fstobdf"
  32. [
  33. .B \-server
  34. .I servername
  35. ]
  36. .B \-fn
  37. .I fontname
  38. .TP
  39. .B fstobdf \-version
  40. .SH DESCRIPTION
  41. The \fIfstobdf\fP program reads a font from a font server and prints a BDF
  42. file on the standard output that may be used to recreate the font.
  43. This is useful in testing servers, debugging font metrics, and reproducing
  44. lost BDF files.
  45. .SH OPTIONS
  46. .TP 8
  47. .B \-server \fIservername\fP
  48. This option specifies the server from which the font should be read.
  49. .I servername
  50. must be specified in one of the formats defined in the
  51. .I Font Server Names
  52. section of X(__miscmansuffix__). If not specified, the server name in the
  53. .B FONTSERVER
  54. environment variable is used.
  55. .TP 8
  56. .B \-fn \fIfontname\fP
  57. This option specifies the font for which a BDF file should be generated.
  58. .TP 8
  59. .B \-version
  60. This option prints the program version and then exits without generating
  61. a BDF file.
  62. .SH ENVIRONMENT
  63. .TP 8
  64. .B FONTSERVER
  65. The default server to use. The server name must
  66. be specified in one of the formats defined in the
  67. .I Font Server Names
  68. section of X(__miscmansuffix__).
  69. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  70. xfs(__appmansuffix__), bdftopcf(__appmansuffix__), showfont(__appmansuffix__),
  71. fslsfonts(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__).
  72. .SH AUTHOR
  73. Olaf Brandt, Network Computing Devices
  74. .br
  75. Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices
  76. .br
  77. .sp
  78. Jim Fulton, MIT X Consortium