CHKFONTPATH (8)
simple interface for adding, removing, and listing
directories in the X font server's path
SYNOPSIS
chkfontpath [--add <dir>] [--remove <path>] [--list] [--help]
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 installation and de-installation time of packages containing fonts.
--add <dir> allows you to add a directory to the path.
--remove <dir> allows you to remove a directory from the path.
You may query the directories currently in the path with --list;
this is also the default behavior when no options are specified.
When directories are added to the path, some sanity checking is
performed 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.
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SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Preston Brown <pbrown@redhat.com>
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