Maintainer Documentation

For Fontist Maintainers Only

This section contains documentation for Fontist formula maintainers. End users typically do not need these commands.

Topics

Import Commands

Import fonts from external sources to create Fontist formulas:

Google Fonts
macOS supplementary fonts
SIL International fonts

Who Should Use These Commands?

You should use these commands if you are:

A Fontist formula maintainer updating the official formula repository
Creating formulas from large font collections (Google Fonts, macOS, SIL)
Contributing new formulas to the fontist/formulas repository

Regular Users

If you just want to install fonts, you don't need these commands. Instead:

Use fontist install "Font Name" to install fonts
Use fontist create-formula <url> to create a single formula from a font archive

See the Getting Started Guide for regular usage.