mkfontdir

Create font server index files

Syntax:

mkfontdir [options]

Options:

-b

Backup the old fontdir file before overwriting.

-d dir

Directory containing font files (the default is ${PHOTON_PATH}/font_repository/).

-f pattern

Construct details for this font pattern only (the default is to scan the directory).

-i file

The name of the font index file (the default is fontdir in the font file directory).

-m file

The name of the font name mapping file (the default is mappings in the font file directory).

-s

Sort the resultant index file.

Description:

The mkfontdir utility builds an index file for the fonts in a directory.

Examples:

Create an index file called my_fontdir in the current working directory:

mkfontdir -i ./my_fontdir -d ${PHOTON_PATH}/font_repository

Create an index file called my_fontdir in the ${PHOTON_PATH}/font_repository directory:

mkfontdir -i my_fontdir -d ${PHOTON_PATH}/font_repository

Files:

${PHOTON_PATH}/font_repository/fontdir

The index files for the fonts.

Environment variables:

PHOTON_PATH

The name of the root directory containing Photon files.

Exit status:

0

Success.

-1

An error occurred; an error message is displayed.