---
name: "allneeded"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/allneeded"
---

# allneeded(1)

force the calculation of all fonts now needed

## NAME

allneeded - force the calculation of all fonts now needed

## SYNOPSIS

**allneeded \[-r\] files ...**

## DESCRIPTION

*allneeded* forces the calculation of all fonts that are needed to preview a set of dvi files. Just specify where the program should search for files on the commandline. The fonts generation is triggered by running [*dvips*(1)](/dvips/1.md) over all accessible dvi-files. Therefore, the fonts are created in the resolution needed by dvips.

If the -r flag is specified, the command [*dvired*(1)](/dvired/1.md) will be used instead of dvips.

*allneeded* does not recalculate existing fonts (as long as the Metafont mode does not change).

## SEE ALSO

[allec(1)](/allec/1.md), [allcm(1)](/allcm/1.md), [dvips(1)](/dvips/1.md), [dvired(1)](/dvired/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Thomas Esser \<te@dbs.uni-hannover.de\>