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/usr/bin/psfexportanchors

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 psfexportanchors --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: psfexportanchors [-h] [-r {X,S,E,P,W,I,V}] [-l LOG] [-g] [-s] [--ignoreglyphs [RegEx]] [-u]
                        [-p PARAMS] [-q]
                        ifont [output]

export anchor data from UFO to XML file

positional arguments:
  ifont                 Input UFO
  output                Output file exported anchor data in XML format

other arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -r, --report {X,S,E,P,W,I,V}
                        Set reporting level for log
  -l, --log LOG         Set log file name
  -g, --gid             Include GID attribute in <glyph> elements
  -s, --sort            Sort by glyph name rather than by public.glyphOrder
  --ignoreglyphs [RegEx]
                        RegEX describing glyphs to ignore. If value not provided, '^_' is assumed
  -u, --Uprefix         Include U+ prefix on UID attribute in <glyph> elements
  -p, --params PARAMS   XML formatting parameters: indentFirst, indentIncr, attOrder
  -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#psfexportanchors

Version: 1.8.1.dev14
Copyright (c) 2014-2025, SIL Global (https://www.sil.org)
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpshow this help message and exithelp
-r, --report XSet reporting level for loghelp
-l, --log LOGSet log file namehelp
-g, --gidInclude GID attribute in <glyph> elementshelp
-s, --sortSort by glyph name rather than by public.glyphOrderhelp
--ignoreglyphs RegExRegEX describing glyphs to ignore.help
-u, --UprefixInclude U+ prefix on UID attribute in <glyph> elementshelp
-p, --params PARAMSXML formatting parameters: indentFirst, indentIncr, attOrderhelp
-q, --quietQuiet mode - only display severe errorshelp

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