1xlsfonts(1) General Commands Manual xlsfonts(1)
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6 xlsfonts - server font list displayer for X
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9 xlsfonts [-display host:dpy] [-l] [-ll] [-lll] [-m] [-C] [-1] [-w
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13 xlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard
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22 -display host:dpy
23 This option specifies the X server to contact.
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26 Same as -display host:dpy.
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28 -l Lists some attributes of the font on one line in addition to its
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31 -ll Lists font properties in addition to -l output.
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33 -lll Lists character metrics in addition to -ll output.
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35 -m This option indicates that long listings should also print the
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38 -C This option indicates that listings should use multiple columns.
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41 -1 This option indicates that listings should use a single column.
42 This is the same as -n 1.
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45 This option specifies the width in characters that should be
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50 This option specifies the number of columns to use in displaying
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63 This option specifies the font name pattern to match.
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66 X(7), Xserver(1), xset(1), xfd(1), X Logical Font Description Conven‐
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71 DISPLAY must be set to get the default host and display to use.
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