CHKFONT(6) Games Manual CHKFONT(6)

# [NAME](#NAME)

chkfont - checks figlet 2.0 and up font files for format errors

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**chkfont** \[ *fontfile* ]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This program checks figlet 2.0 and up font files for format errors. It also looks for signs of common problems and gives warnings. chkfont does not modify font files.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

To use **chkfont** on the "big" font

**example% chkfont /usr/share/figlet/big.flf**

# [BUGS](#BUGS)

Doesn't work on compressed font files.

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

chkfont was written by Glenn Chappell <ggc@uiuc.edu>

This manual page was written by Jonathon Abbott for the Debian Project.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**figlet**(6)](/man/os/figlet/figlet.6), [**showfigfonts**(6)](/man/os/figlet/showfigfonts.6), [**figlist**(6)](/man/os/figlet/figlist.6)

31 May 2012 v2.2.5

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Document: chkfont(6) from figlet 2.2.5-r5 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet