---
name: "t1libconfig"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "t1lib-bin"
version: "5.1.2-3.6"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/t1libconfig"
---

# t1libconfig(8)

create the t1lib.config and FontDataBase files for t1lib

## NAME

**t1libconfig** - create the t1lib.config and FontDataBase files for t1lib

## SYNOPSIS

**t1libconfig** \[ **-v,****--version** \] \[ **-h,****--help** \] **--force** \] \] **--non-interactive** \] \[ **fontdirectory...** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**t1libconfig** scans a list of directories for Type 1 fonts and font metric files, and generates a configuration file and font database file for the **t1lib** rasterizer library accordingly.  By default, it looks in all subdirectories of /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts, and in /usr/lib/ghostscript.  Extra directories to search may be specified on  the command line.  The **t1libconfig** script tries not to scan the same directory twice (this is, however, not foolproof, since /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts and /usr/lib/X11/fonts typically point to the same directory on GNU/Linux systems).

## OPTIONS

- **-v,****--version**

  Print the version of **t1libconfig** and exit.

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

  Print help about usage and exit.

- **--force**

  Force the generation of new configuration files even if these files already exist on the system.

- **--non-interactive**

  Don't prompt the user if a problem is encountered.

## FILES

- **/etc/t1lib/t1lib.config**

  Contains configuration information for t1lib, including colon-separated lists of paths to Type 1 font files and font metrics files, and the location of the default font database file

- **/etc/t1lib/FontDataBase**

  Contains a list of the names of Type 1 font files to be used by t1lib.

## AUTHOR

David Huggins-Daines \<dhd@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

**FontDataBase**(5)