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xfsinfo(1)                                                          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 val-
       ues  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 speci-
               fied 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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