fc-scan - Man Page
scan font files or directories
Examples (TL;DR)
- Scan a font file:
fc-scan path/to/font_file - Scan a directory of fonts recursively:
fc-scan path/to/directory - Scan multiple files or directories:
fc-scan path/to/font1.ttf path/to/font2.otf ... - Print results without including font sizes:
fc-scan [-b|--brief] path/to/font_file - Print results using a custom output format:
fc-scan [-f|--format] "%{family}\n" path/to/font_file - Display help:
fc-scan [-h|--help] - Display version:
fc-scan [-V|--version]
Synopsis
[ [ -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>.
Referenced By
fc-cache(1), fc-cat(1), fc-list(1), fc-match(1), fc-pattern(1), fc-query(1).