---
name: "dumppsf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "console-cyrillic"
version: "0.9-18"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dumppsf"
---

# dumppsf(1)

converts psf file to readable ASCII file.

## NAME

dumppsf - converts psf file to readable ASCII file.

## SYNOPSIS

```
   dumppsf fontfile
```

## DESCRIPTION

This script takes psf font with unicode mapping as an argument, and produces text file where all characters from this font are represented graphically. It allows to preview Linux console font even there is no Linux console around.

## BUGS

No undumppsf script is written yet, so it is impossible to edit ASCII representation of font and convert back

## SEE ALSO

[**displayfont**(1)](/displayfont/1.md), [**raw2psf**(1)](/raw2psf/1.md), **consolechars**(1)

## COPYRIGHT

Public domain. Maide on Earth.

## AUTHOR

Victor Wagner \<vitus@ice.ru\>