fc-scan(1) fc-scan(1)
NAME
fc-scan - scan font files or directories
SYNOPSIS
fc-scan [ -Vh ]
[ [ -f format ] [ --format format ] ] [ --version ] [ --help ]
file...
DESCRIPTION
fc-scan scans file(s) recursively and prints out font pattern for each
face found.
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is
included below.
-f Format output according to the format specifier format.
-V Show version of the program and exit.
-h Show summary of options.
file Scan file recursively for font faces.
RETURN CODES
fc-scan returns error code 0 if at least one font was found or 1
otherwise.
SEE ALSO
fc-query(1) FcFileScan(3) FcDirScan(3) FcPatternFormat(3) fc-cat(1) fc-
cache(1) fc-list(1) fc-match(1) fc-pattern(1)
The fontconfig user's guide
<URL:https://fontconfig.pages.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig-
user.html>
AUTHOR
This manual page was updated by Behdad Esfahbod <behdad@behdad.org>.
January 15, 2009 fc-scan(1)
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