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/opt/chainguard/pysilfont/bin/psfsetpsnames

SIL Global's Python font utilities (psf* command-line tools for UFO, TTF and OpenType feature workflows)

From pysilfont 1.8.0_git20260910-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running psfsetpsnames --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: psfsetpsnames [-h] [--gname GNAME] [-i INPUT] [-x] [-l LOG] [-p PARAMS] [-q] ifont [ofont]

Add public.postscriptNames to lib.plist based on a csv file in one of two formats:
    - simple glyphname, postscriptname with no headers
    - with headers, where the headers for glyph name and postscript name "glyph_name" and "ps_name"

positional arguments:
  ifont                Input font file
  ofont                Output font file

other arguments:
  -h, --help           show this help message and exit
  --gname GNAME        Column header for glyph name
  -i, --input INPUT    Input csv file
  -x, --removemissing  Remove from list if glyph not in font
  -l, --log LOG        Log file
  -p, --params PARAMS  Other parameters - see parameters.md for details
  -q, --quiet          Quiet mode - only display severe errors

For more help options use -h ?.  For more documentation see https://github.com/silnrsi/pysilfont/blob/master/docs/scripts.md#psfsetpsnames

Version: 1.8.1.dev14
Copyright (c) 2014-2025, SIL Global (https://www.sil.org)
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpshow this help message and exithelp
--gname GNAMEColumn header for glyph namehelp
-i, --input INPUTInput csv filehelp
-x, --removemissingRemove from list if glyph not in fonthelp
-l, --log LOGLog filehelp
-p, --params PARAMSOther parameters - see parameters.md for detailshelp
-q, --quietQuiet mode - only display severe errorshelp

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