---
name: "defoma-hints"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "defoma"
version: "0.11.11"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/defoma-hints"
---

# defoma-hints(1)

generate font hints.

## NAME

defoma-hints - generate font hints.

## SYNOPSIS

**defoma-hints** \[**-c**\] \[**--no-question**\] *category fonts...*\

## DESCRIPTION

**defoma-hints** is a tool to help generating font hints. It asks various questions about the typeface of a font, reads information from a font file, and outputs the generated hints to STDOUT in a hintfile format.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**

  Force text interface, even if $DISPLAY is set.

- **--no-question**

  Accept default hint choice without prompting.

## FILES

- /usr/share/defoma/libhint-\*.pl

  Perl libraries which are prepared for each category. These are  category-specific hints-generating program.

## EXAMPLES

1\. Create a hintfile named type1.hints for type1 fonts in  /usr/share/fonts/type1.

```
defoma-hints --no-question type1 /usr/share/fonts/type1/*.pfb > type1.hints
```

## SEE ALSO

[**defoma**(1)](/defoma/1.md).