summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorAlan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@sun.com>2008-05-22 19:37:56 -0700
committerAlan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@sun.com>2008-05-22 19:37:56 -0700
commit94c2ffa1fd6a6c8aacb5bce3002a1ec4ccae29dd (patch)
treebf1fbe71cd588f85882b67e10bf38cdfbde96b9a
parent0034621a7661c18f2e2b55239fc7f5c79117b694 (diff)
Clarify syntax of -server & FONTSERVER in man page
-rw-r--r--xfsinfo.man18
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/xfsinfo.man b/xfsinfo.man
index 7a4e030..2ecffd3 100644
--- a/xfsinfo.man
+++ b/xfsinfo.man
@@ -43,8 +43,14 @@ and alternate servers that are available.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
.TP
-.B \-server \fIhost\fP:\fIport\fP
+.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 X(__miscmansuffix__). If not specified, the server name in the
+.B FONTSERVER
+environment variable is used.
.SH HISTORY
.I Xfsinfo
was originally called
@@ -56,9 +62,10 @@ utility from the Berkeley automounter
.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
The following shows a sample produced by
-.I xfsinfo.
+.IR xfsinfo .
.PP
.nf
+example% xfsinfo -server hansen:7100
name of server: hansen:7100
version number: 1
vendor string: Font Server Prototype
@@ -76,8 +83,11 @@ number of extensions: 0
.PP
.TP 8
.B FONTSERVER
-To get the default 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 X(__miscmansuffix__).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-xfs(1), fslsfonts(1)
+xfs(1), fslsfonts(1), X(__miscmansuffix__).
.SH AUTHOR
Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc