Quick-Refs

X Fonts Quick-Refs

Example: File /etc/X11/XF86Config:

Section "Files"
    RgbPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
    FontPath   "/export/fonts/TrueType/win_zh_CN.0"
    FontPath   "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Use 'xset +fp' and 'xset -fp' to add or remove font directories temporally.

To restore the default font path:

xset fp default

To have the server reread font databases:

xset fp rehash

xset -fp /fonts/TrueType/win_zh_CN.0
xset -q
xlsfonts | grep microsoft

xset +fp /fonts/TrueType/win_zh_CN.0
!xls
xlsfonts | grep sim

fslsfonts

FONTSERVER=unix/:7100 fslsfonts

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config is for xfs. If the new directory is not added to it, the xlsfonts won't show it.

It points to /etc/X11/fs/config.

Use 'chkfontpath' to add (-a) or remove (-r) font directories permanently (into /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config).

/etc/fonts/fonts.conf is for xft. It will not affect the result of xlsfonts, but it tells Xft libraries where to find the newly installed fonts.