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.\" $Xorg: mkfontdir.man,v 1.4 2001/02/09 02:05:33 xorgcvs Exp $
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.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/mkfontdir/mkfontdir.man,v 1.14 2001/11/01 23:35:34 dawes Exp $
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.TH MKFONTDIR 1 __xorgversion__
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.SH NAME
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mkfontdir \- create an index of X font files in a directory
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B "mkfontdir"
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.RB [ \-n ]
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.RB [ \-x
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.IR suffix ]
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.RB [ \-r ]
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.RB [ \-p
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.IR prefix ]
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.RB [ \-e
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.IR encoding-directory-name ]
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\|.\|.\|.
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.RB [ \-\- ]
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.RI [ directory-name
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\|.\|.\|. ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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For each directory argument,
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.I mkfontdir
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reads all of the font files in the
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directory searching for properties named "FONT", or (failing that) the name
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of the file stripped of its suffix. These are converted to lower case and
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used as font names, and,
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along with the name of the font file, are
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written out to the file "fonts.dir" in the directory.
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The X server and font server use "fonts.dir" to find font files.
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.PP
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The kinds of font files read by
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.I mkfontdir
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depend on configuration
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parameters, but typically include PCF (suffix ".pcf"), SNF (suffix ".snf")
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and BDF (suffix ".bdf"). If a font exists in multiple formats,
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.I mkfontdir
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will first choose PCF, then SNF and finally BDF.
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.PP
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The first line of fonts.dir gives the number of fonts in the file.
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The remaining lines list the fonts themselves, one per line, in two
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fields. First is the name of the font file, followed by a space and
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the name of the font.
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.SH "SCALABLE FONTS"
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Because scalable font files do not usually include the X font name, the
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file "fonts.scale" can be used to name the scalable fonts in the
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directory.
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The fonts listed in it are copied to fonts.dir by
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.IR mkfontdir .
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"fonts.scale" has the same format as the "fonts.dir" file.
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.SH "FONT NAME ALIASES"
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The file "fonts.alias", which can be put in any directory of the font-path, is
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used to map new names to existing fonts, and should be edited by hand. The
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format is two white-space separated columns, the
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first containing aliases and the second containing font-name patterns.
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Lines beginning with "!" are comment lines and are ignored.
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.PP
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If neither the alias nor the value specifies the size fields of the
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font name, this is a scalable alias. A font name of any size that
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matches this alias will be mapped to the same size of the font that
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the alias resolves to.
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.PP
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When a font alias is used, the name it references is searched for in the normal
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manner, looking through each font directory in turn. This means that the
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aliases need not mention fonts in the same directory as the alias file.
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.PP
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To embed white space in either name, simply enclose it in double-quote
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marks; to embed double-quote marks (or any other character), precede them
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with back-slash:
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.PP
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.nf
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"magic-alias with spaces" "\\"font name\\" with quotes"
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regular-alias fixed
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.fi
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.PP
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If the string "FILE_NAMES_ALIASES" stands alone on a line, each file-name
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in the directory (stripped of its suffix) will be used as an alias for
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that font.
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.SH ENCODING FILES
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The option
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.B -e
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can be used to specify a directory with encoding files. Every such
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directory is scanned for encoding files, the list of which is then
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written to an "encodings.dir" file in every font directory. The
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"encodings.dir" file is used by the server to find encoding
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information.
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.PP
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The "encodings.dir" file has the same format as "fonts.dir".
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It maps encoding names (strings of the form
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.BI CHARSET_REGISTRY \- CHARSET_ENCODING
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) to encoding file names.
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.SH OPTIONS
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The following options are supported:
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.TP
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.B \-e
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Specify a directory containing encoding files. The
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.B \-e
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option may be specified multiple times, and all the specified
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directories will be read. The order of the entries is significant, as
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encodings found in earlier directories override those in later ones;
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encoding files in the same directory are discriminated by preferring
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compressed versions.
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.TP
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.B \-n
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do not scan for fonts, do not write font directory files. This option
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is useful when generating encoding directories only.
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.TP
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.B \-p
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Specify a prefix that is prepended to the encoding file path names
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when they are written to the "encodings.dir" file. The prefix is
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prepended as-is. If a `/' is required between the prefix and the path
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names, it must be supplied explicitly as part of the prefix.
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.TP
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.B \-r
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Keep non-absolute encoding directories in their relative form when
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writing the "encodings.dir" file. The default is to convert relative
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encoding directories to absolute directories by prepending the current
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directory. The positioning of this options is significant, as this
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option only applies to subsequent
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.B \-e
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options.
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.TP
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.BI "\-x " suffix
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Ignore fonts files of type
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.IR suffix .
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.TP
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.B \-\-
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End options.
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.SH FILES
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.TP 15
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.B fonts.dir
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List of fonts in the directory and the files they are stored in.
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Created by \fImkfontdir\fP. Read by the X server and font server each
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time the font path is set (see xset(1)).
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.TP 15
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.B fonts.scale
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List of scalable fonts in the directory. Contents are copied to
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fonts.dir by \fImkfontdir\fP.
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.TP 15
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.B fonts.alias
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List of font name aliases.
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Read by the X server and font server each
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time the font path is set (see xset(1)).
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.TP 15
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.B encodings.dir
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List of known encodings and the files they are stored in.
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Created by \fImkfontdir\fP. Read by the X server and font server each
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time a font with an unknown charset is opened.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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X(__miscmansuffix__), Xserver(1), xfs(1), xset(1)
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