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

# defoma-psfont-installer(1)

register fonts installed in a PostScript printer.

## NAME

defoma-psfont-installer - register fonts installed in a PostScript printer.

## SYNOPSIS

**defoma-psfont-installer**

## DESCRIPTION

**defoma-psfont-installer** is a tool to register fonts installed in a PostScript printer to Defoma, Debian Font Manager. Those who want to print a PostScript file using the printer fonts may want to have all the printer fonts appear in a PostScript font selection menu of an application.  **defoma-psfont-installer** helps registering printer fonts. It can parse PPD -- PostScript  Printer Description -- file and retrieve available printer font names from the file, then presumes the hints according to each of the font name, and creates a hintfile and register them. It is strongly recommended to prepare a PPD file.

## FILES

- /etc/defoma/hints/defoma-ps.hints

  Hintfile that  **defoma-psfont-installer** generates.

## SEE ALSO

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