---
name: "xfsinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "x11-xfs-utils"
version: "7.7+3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfsinfo"
---

# xfsinfo(1)

X font server information utility

## NAME

xfsinfo - X font server information utility

## SYNOPSIS

**xfsinfo** \[-server *servername*\]

## DESCRIPTION

*Xfsinfo* is a utility for displaying information about an X font server.  It is used to examine the capabilities of a server, the predefined values for various parameters used in communicating between clients and the server, and the font catalogues and alternate servers that are available.

## OPTIONS

- **-server *servername***

  This option specifies the X font server to contact. *servername* must be specified in one of the formats defined in the *Font Server Names* section of [X(7)](/X/7.md).   If not specified, the server name in the **FONTSERVER** environment variable is used.

- **-version**

  This option prints the program version and exits.

## HISTORY

*Xfsinfo* was originally called *fsinfo.* It was renamed to avoid a clash with the *fsinfo* utility from the Berkeley automounter *amd.*

## EXAMPLE

The following shows a sample produced by *xfsinfo*.

```
example% xfsinfo -server hansen:7100
name of server:	hansen:7100
version number:	1
vendor string:	Font Server Prototype
vendor release number:	17
maximum request size:	16384 longwords (65536 bytes)
number of catalogues:	1
	all
Number of alternate servers: 2
    #0	hansen:7101
    #1	hansen:7102
number of extensions:	0
```

## ENVIRONMENT

- **FONTSERVER**

  To get the default fontserver.  The server name must be specified in one of the formats defined in the *Font Server Names* section of [X(7)](/X/7.md).

## SEE ALSO

[xfs(1)](/xfs/1.md), [fslsfonts(1)](/fslsfonts/1.md), [X(7)](/X/7.md).

## AUTHOR

Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc