chkfontpath

CHKFONTPATH(8)			Red Hat, Inc.		       CHKFONTPATH(8)



NAME
       chkfontpath  -  simple  interface  for  adding,	removing, and listing
       directories in the X font server’s path


SYNOPSIS
       chkfontpath [-lqfh] [-a name of directory to add] [-r name  of  direc-
       tory to remove]


DESCRIPTION
       chkfontpath  provides  a	 simple method of configuring the directories
       contained in the X font server’s path.  As of Red Hat 6.0,  all	fonts
       in X are served via this separate font server process, not through the
       main X server process.  This speeds up font rendering, and also allows
       use of font servers which are not running on the local host.

       chkfontpath is mainly used by rpm in its %post and %postun sections to
       add and remove new directories to the server’s config file at  instal-
       lation and de-installation time of packages containing fonts.


       -a, --add=name of directory to add
	      Add a directory to the font path.

       -r, --remove=name of directory to remove
	      Remove a directory from the font path.

       -l, --list
	      List all directories in the font path.

       -q, --quiet
	      Quiet  operation;	 don’t display any output to the screen, even
	      when there is an error during operation.

       -f, --first
	      Requires usage of the add command; puts the specified directory
	      first in the font path, rather than last.

       -h, --help
	      Show detailed help on the command line.


       When  directories  are added to the path, some sanity checking is per-
       formed to make sure you are not adding a directory  without  the	 file
       fonts.dir contained in it, which the server needs to be able to render
       fonts properly.	When a path is succesfully added or removed, the  xfs
       process is restarted if it is currently running.


RETURN CODES
       chkfontpath returns 0 on success, or 1 on error.


FILES
       /etc/X11/fs/config
	      Configuration file for the X font server (xfs).


SEE ALSO
       xfs(1),fslsfonts(1)


AUTHOR
       Written by Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1999-2001 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
       This  is	 free software; see the source for copying conditions.
       There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTIBILITY  or  FITNESS
       FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.



4th Berkeley Distribution      Thu Jan 18 2001		       CHKFONTPATH(8)