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<H1>update-fonts-alias</H1>
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Section: Maintenance Commands (8)<BR>Updated: 2004-11-11<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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update-fonts-alias - compile fonts.alias files
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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[<I>OPTION</I>]
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<I>directory ...</I>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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assembles a
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<I>fonts.alias</I>
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file in an X font directory using one or more alias files found in a
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subdirectory of
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<I>/etc/X11/fonts/</I>.
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It is typically invoked only from the post-installation and post-removal
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scripts of a
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<I>package</I>
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containing X Window System fonts that provide aliases for their XLFD names,
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but may be invoked at any time to reconstruct
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<I>fonts.alias</I>
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files.
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For each
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<I>directory</I>,
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which is simply the last component of its path (such as '75dpi' or
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'misc'),
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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will assemble either
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<I>/usr/lib/X11/fonts/</I>directory<I>/fonts.alias</I>
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or
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<I>/usr/share/fonts/X11/</I>directory<I>/fonts.alias</I>
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from the files found in
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<I>/etc/X11/fonts/</I>directory<I>/</I>package<I>.alias</I>.
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<P>
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This enables multiple packages to provide aliases for fonts in the same
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directory.
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No font package actually provides the
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<I>fonts.alias</I>
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file in the X font directory itself, so there is no danger of overwriting
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one package's aliases with those of another.
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<P>
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For instance, the two packages 'xfonts-base' and
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'xfonts-base-transcoded' may both install fonts into the directory
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<I>/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc</I>.
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They each place their
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<I>fonts.alias</I>
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files in
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<I>/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base.alias</I>
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and
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<I>/etc/X11/fonts/misc/xfonts-base-transcoded.alias</I>
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(respectively).
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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concatenates these two files (as well as any others that match
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<I>/etc/X11/fonts/misc/*.alias</I>)
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into
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<I>/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias</I>.
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<P>
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The format of
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<I>fonts.alias</I>
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files is described in the
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1x+mkfontdir">mkfontdir</A></B>(1x)
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manual page.
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<P>
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An example of how to use
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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in package maintainer scripts is provided in the Debian Policy Manual.
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<B>-h</B>, <B>--help</B>
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displays a brief usage message and exits.
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>OPERANDS</H2>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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takes one or more X font directory names to operate on as operands.
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Only the final path component of the directory name should be specified;
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e.g.,
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<DL COMPACT><DT id="1"><DD>
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<B>update-fonts-alias 75dpi</B>
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</DL>
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is correct, while
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'<B>update-fonts-alias /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi</B>'
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and
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'<B>update-fonts-alias /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi</B>'
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are not.
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>ENVIRONMENT</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="2"><B>COLUMNS</B>
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<DD>
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indicates the width of the terminal device in character cells.
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This value is used for formatting diagnostic messages.
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If not set, the terminal is queried using
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+stty">stty</A></B>(1)
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to determine its width.
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If that fails, a value of '80' is assumed.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>DIAGNOSTICS</H2>
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H3>Errors</H3>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="3"><B>usage error: one or more font directories must be provided</B>
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<DD>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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was invoked without operands.
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Supply one or more X font directory names to operate on.
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<DT id="4"><B>usage error: unrecognized option</B>
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<DD>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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was invoked with an unrecognized option argument.
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Use only the options documented in "OPTIONS", above.
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<DT id="5"><B>fatal error: path to X font directory must be used</B>
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<DD>
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A directory name was supplied that was not an X font directory name.
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Supply X font directory names only.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAJ"> </A>
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<H3>Warnings</H3>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="6"><B>warning: absolute path </B><I>directory</I><B> was provided</B>
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<DD>
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Usage of absolute paths is deprecated.
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Use only the final component of the X font directory name for
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<I>directory</I>.
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<DT id="7"><B>warning: </B><I>directory</I><B> does not exist or is not a directory</B>
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<DD>
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The supplied
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<I>directory</I>
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was invalid.
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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skipped it.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAK"> </A>
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<H2>EXIT STATUS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="8">0<DD>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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ran successfully.
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<DT id="9">1<DD>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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experienced a fatal error; see the section on diagnostic messages above.
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<DT id="10">2<DD>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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was invoked with invalid arguments.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAL"> </A>
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
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See
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the Debian Bug Tracking System <URL: <A HREF="https://bugs.debian.org/xfonts-utils">https://bugs.debian.org/xfonts-utils</A> >.
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If you wish to report a bug in
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>,
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please see
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<I>/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt</I>
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or the
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+reportbug">reportbug</A></B>(1)
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command.
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<A NAME="lbAM"> </A>
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
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<B>update-fonts-alias</B>
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was written by Branden Robinson.
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<A NAME="lbAN"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1x+mkfontdir">mkfontdir</A></B>(1x)
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="11"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="12"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="13"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="14"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT id="15"><A HREF="#lbAF">OPERANDS</A><DD>
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<DT id="16"><A HREF="#lbAG">ENVIRONMENT</A><DD>
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<DT id="17"><A HREF="#lbAH">DIAGNOSTICS</A><DD>
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<DL>
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<DT id="18"><A HREF="#lbAI">Errors</A><DD>
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<DT id="19"><A HREF="#lbAJ">Warnings</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<DT id="20"><A HREF="#lbAK">EXIT STATUS</A><DD>
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<DT id="21"><A HREF="#lbAL">BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT id="22"><A HREF="#lbAM">AUTHOR</A><DD>
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<DT id="23"><A HREF="#lbAN">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:06:18 GMT, March 31, 2021
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