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atsutil(8)                               BSD System Manager's Manual                              atsutil(8)

NAME
     atsutil -- font registration system utility

SYNOPSIS
     atsutil autoactivation [-DdeaRh] [path]
     atsutil databases [-remove | -removeUser]
     atsutil fontprotection [-on | -off] [-get] [-files] [-fonts]
     atsutil server [-ping | -shutdown]
     atsutil help

DESCRIPTION
     atsutil tool controls some aspecsts of the font registration system.  It may be used to modify font
     auto activation settings, font protection settings, remove font registration databases and caches, or
     restart the font registration daemon.

     autoactivation modifies font auto activation settings globally or for a specific application.

     databases will remove fontd System or User databases along with any cache files. Removing databases may
     cause the loss of font registration state: fonts activated outside the standard font directories, font
     faces disabled, and font libraries. New databases will be regenerated from fonts installed the standard
     font directories after the user logs out, restarts, or the fontd server is restarted.

     fontprotection overrides System font protection settings.

     server queries the status of fontd or shutdowns the fontd.  Shutting down the fontd will spawn a new
     fontd.  Shutting down the server is NOT recommended and will likely lead to misrendered text or appli-cation application
     cation crashes.

OPTIONS
     autoactivation [-DdeaRh] [path]
     -D set font auto activation setting to default.
     -d is specified, then set font auto activation setting to disabled.
     -e is specified, then set font auto activation setting to enabled.
     -a is specified, then set font auto activation setting to ask.
     -R is specified, then reset font auto activation setting to default.
     -h is specified, then display help information.
     -path with options is specified, then set font auto activation setting locally for application.  Other-wise, Otherwise,
     wise, setting is global in scope.

     Note, path without options will return current font auto activation setting for application.

     databases [-remove | -removeUser]
     -remove remove fontd databases for active user and system (used when no one is logged in and some back-ground background
     ground processes).
     -removeUser remove fontd databases for the active user only.

     fontprotection [-on | -off] [-get] [-files] [-fonts]
     -on enable System font protection.
     -off disable System font protection.
     -get return System font protection setting.
     -files prints list of protected font files.
     -fonts prints list of protected font faces (Postscript names).

     server [-ping | -shutdown]
     -ping query running fontd.
     -shutdown shutdown fontd and spawn a new fontd. NOTE: this action is not recommended. See above.

SEE ALSO
     fontd(8)

HISTORY
     atsutil first appeared in MacOS X 10.5.

Mac OS                                          May 12, 2010                                          Mac OS

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