---
name: "fbtruetype"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bootsplash"
version: "3.3-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbtruetype"
---

# fbtruetype(1)

program to display text on the console frame buffer.

## NAME

fbtruetype — program to display text on the console frame buffer.

## SYNOPSIS

**fbtruetype** \[**parameters***\]  \[***text***\]*

## DESCRIPTION

*This manual page was written for the* **Debian** *distribution*  *because the original program does not have a manual page.*

**fbtruetype** is used by the bootsplash package to draw text on the console frame buffer.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').

- **-h, -?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-V, --version**

  Show the program version.

- **-x, -y**

  X and Y coordinates to draw text at.

- **-a, --alpha**

  The default alpha channel.  Values should range between 1 and 100.

- **-f, --fong**

  The font to use (.ttf file).

- **-s, --size**

  The text size in points.

- **-t, --textcolor**

  The color of the text (hex).  -t 554455

- **-v, --vebose**

  Verbose mode.

- **-S, --start-console**

  Only output text on the console it was started on.

- **-c**

  Start output on specified console.

## SEE ALSO

fbmngplay (1), fbresoultion (1), bootsplash (7).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Matthew A. Nicholson debian@matt-land.com for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.