F-22
October 30, 2003, 5:36am
1
that shows any problem fonts in OS X?
Not sure if this is what you're looking for:
Quoted from Mac Tips and Tricks:
Finding suspect fonts
Application: Terminal Operating System: Mac OS X
If your system begins to display fonts weirdly or to act erratic when selecting fonts you might have a corrupt font. And rather than the old trial and error method of moving fonts in and out of the folder until the corrupt font is narrowed down, you can use the Terminal application.
To locate possible problem fonts, launch the Terminal application and enter sudo fcache, supplying the password when it's requested. When you do the command will locate any problem fonts as well as help calculate any undetermined font weights. If there are any corrupted fonts, remove them from the folder. This tip is also helpful in updating the cache file after you've added fonts to the system. That way you don't have to restart to make the fonts available for use.
F-22
November 2, 2003, 11:01pm
3
Hmmm, I go to terminal and enter sudo fcache, after which it asks for my password. I enter it, but after I hit enter, it says:
sudo: fcache: command not found.
What am I doing wrong?
If you don't know what sudo does, then you may want to do a little research on it first (try looking throught he man pages for sudo). You can cause a lot fo problems if you don't know what you are doing.
With that said...your password will only work if you are an admin on that machine. If you are not, then you may need an admin to assist in this.
Good Luck.
gnerd
August 28, 2004, 2:43am
5
sudo means to run the command as super-user. The problem with the command not found is that you need to install the fcache binary. here is the link: http://homepage.mac.com/mdouma46/fcache/fcache.html
