vfit(1)

📦 version 2.1.0, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ vfit — it's giving font transformation, bestie ✨

okay so picture this: you're in the vfit(1) zone, manual page of the General Commands Manual, and you're about to make variable fonts do a little wardrobe change. this is the Variable Font Instancing Tool and she is so useful. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

vfit — generate backwards-compatible, static instances of variable fonts

like, she takes your fancy-schmancy variable font and turns it into plain ol' static fonts that literally everything can read. no cap. 🦋

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

vfit [-h] [-o PATH] [-f {woff,woff2}] [-C] config source

look at her. so compact. so iconic. 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

This (Variable Font Instancing Tool) allows you to generate custom, static instances of a variable font defined in a configuration file.

that's it, that's the whole vibe. you point her at a config file that says what you want, and she spits out static instances. main character energy fr fr. ✨

🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

Generate backwards-compatible, static instances of variable fonts.

🍓 positional arguments:

  • config — the metadata/style definition file. this is the one telling her what to make, bestie. the blueprint. the vision board. 📝
  • source — the font to generate instances of. this is your actual variable font, the raw material, the moment. 🫶

🧚 optional arguments:

  • -h, --help — show this help message and exit. the classic "help me i'm lost" button, and she's always there for you. 🙈
  • -o PATH — where to place output files. tell her where to drop your new babies, or she'll pick a spot herself. 📁
  • -f {woff,woff2} — which format to output as. your choices are literally woff or woff2 and nothing else, so pick one, queen. 🎀
  • -C — fix contours for macOS (side effects unknown).
⚠️ okay bestie listen — the -C flag fixes contours for macOS, but the side effects are unknown. like, unknown unknown. we don't know what happens. proceed with caution, this one's a little mysterious. 💀

👑 that's a wrap 👑

so yeah, that's vfit(1) from the User Commands corner of the manual, dated December 2021. go forth and instance your variable fonts, bestie — you're gonna eat. 🔥💖✨

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