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/usr/bin/fontlint

Free (libre) font editor

From fontforge 20251009-r7 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fontlint --help (exit 0). permalink

Copyright (c) 2000-2026. See AUTHORS for Contributors.
 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
 with many parts BSD <http://fontforge.org/license.html>. Please read LICENSE.
 Version: 20251009
 Based on sources from 2026-10-03 07:11 UTC-D.
 Based on source from git with hash: c41bdb922285f35defd1e1385adfd13bde1ab32a
Internal Error: Attempt to unget two characters
fontlint [OPTIONS] {fontfile} ...
  Validates the listed fonts

Options accepted:
  -f, --fatal ISSUES    treat ISSUES as fatal errors
  -i, --ignore ISSUES   ignore ISSUES
  -h, --help            display help
  -l, --list            list issues, their numbers, and disposition
  -w, --warning ISSUES  treat ISSUES as warnings

Lists of ISSUES may include comma-separated numbers and ranges, like
  1,2,5,8-21,24-29,48
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-f, --fatal ISSUEStreat ISSUES as fatal errorshelp
-i, --ignore ISSUESignore ISSUEShelp
-h, --helpdisplay helphelp
-l, --listlist issues, their numbers, and dispositionhelp
-w, --warning ISSUEStreat ISSUES as warningshelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.