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Subject: rio -f font
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font=/lib/font/bit/fixed/unicode.6x13.font rio
versus
rio -f /lib/font/bit/fixed/unicode.6x13.font

Since rio sets the environmental variable to the font
specified, the behavior is identical.  What is the
rationale for this parameter?