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.TH XFSINFO __appmansuffix__ 2025-03-25 __xorgversion__
.SH NAME
xfsinfo \- X font server information utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "xfsinfo"
[\fB\-server\fP \fIservername\fP] [\fB-help\fP|\fB-version\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B 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"
.TP
.B \-server \fIservername\fP
This option specifies the X font server to contact.
.I servername
must be specified in one of the formats defined in the
.I Font Server Names
section of
.BR X (__miscmansuffix__).
If not specified, the server name in the
.B FONTSERVER
environment variable is used.
.TP
.B \-help
This option prints the program usage and exits.
.TP
.B \-version
This option prints the program version and exits.
.SH HISTORY
.B Xfsinfo
was originally called
.BR fsinfo .
It was renamed to avoid a clash with the
.B fsinfo
utility from the Berkeley automounter
.BR amd .
.SH EXAMPLE
The following shows a sample produced by
.BR xfsinfo .
.PP
.nf
example% \fBxfsinfo -server hansen:7100\fP
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
.sp
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP 8
.B FONTSERVER
To get the default fontserver.
The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in the
.I Font Server Names
section of
.BR X (__miscmansuffix__).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR xfs (__appmansuffix__),
.BR fslsfonts (__appmansuffix__),
.BR X (__miscmansuffix__).
.SH AUTHOR
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc