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)

The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html.

# AUTHOR

This manual page was updated by Behdad Esfahbod <behdad@behdad.org>.

Jan 15, 2009 |