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Renaming the Font Management Files

To change the name of the fonts.dir file, use the xserver-font-directory-file-name parameter to specify the new filename, then rename or copy the fonts.dir file to the desired name (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> Fonts -> Font Directory File Name).

Table 7-8 xserver-font-directory-file-name Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default fonts.dir
filename The X server uses the specified filename when attempting to locate the font directory management file.

To change the name of the fonts.alias file, use the xserver-font-alias-file-name parameter to specify the new filename, then rename or copy the fonts.alias file to the desired name (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> Fonts -> Font Alias File Name).

Table 7-9 xserver-font-alias-file-name Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default fonts.alias
filename The X server uses the specified filename when attempting to locate the font alias management file.


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