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.TH XFSINFO 1 __xorgversion__
.SH NAME
xfsinfo \- X font server information utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "xfsinfo"
[\-server \fIservername\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I 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.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
.TP
.B \-server \fIhost\fP:\fIport\fP
This option specifies the X font server to contact.
.SH HISTORY
.I Xfsinfo
was originally called
.I fsinfo.
It was renamed to avoid a clash with the 
.I fsinfo 
utility from the Berkeley automounter 
.I amd.
.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
The following shows a sample produced by
.I xfsinfo.
.PP
.nf
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
.fi

.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.TP 8
.B FONTSERVER
To get the default fontserver.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
xfs(1), fslsfonts(1)
.SH AUTHOR
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc