---
name: "gglyph"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gglyph"
version: "0.1.3-1"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gglyph"
---

# gglyph(1)

A font manager for X

## NAME

gglyph - A font manager for X

## SYNOPSIS

**gglyph** *\[options\] \[directories ...\] \[files ...\]*\
 **bar** *\[options\] \[directories ...\] \[files ...\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**gglyph** is a program for previewing and installing Type 1fonts under X11.  Any files specified on the command line will be added to the list of  provided they are Type 1 fonts.  Any directories specified on the command line will be scanned for Type 1 fonts.

There are two notebook pages in the Gglyph window - the default is the page.  It displays the on one side and the fonts (i.e. the contents of X11's font path) on the other side.  Dragging an item from the available side onto a directory on the installed side will copy the font file to that directory and run the program to update the files in that directory, which X11 uses to find its fonts.

The second page presents a list of all the installed fonts, with some extra information about them.

Double-clicking on any font file will pop up a previewer window displaying a sample of that font (regardless of whether it has been or not).

## OPTIONS

The programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options are included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-V, --version**

  Show version of program.

- **-P, --printer**

  Set the printer to print sample sheets to, as in **[lpr(1)](/lpr/1.md)**

- **-v, --viewer**

  Set the program for viewing sample sheets, such as **[gv(1)](/gv/1.md)** or **ghostview(1).**

## AUTHOR

David Huggins-Daines \<bn711@freenet.carleton.ca\>.