1FC-MATCH(1)                                                        FC-MATCH(1)
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NAME

6       fc-match - match available fonts
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SYNOPSIS

9       fc-match [ -asvVh ]  [ --all ]  [ --sort ]  [ --verbose ]  [  [ -f for‐
10       mat ]  [ --format format ]  ]  [ --version ]  [ --help ]
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12        [ pattern  [ element... ]   ]
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DESCRIPTION

15       fc-match matches pattern (empty pattern by default)  using  the  normal
16       fontconfig matching rules to find the best font available. If --sort is
17       given, the sorted list of best matching fonts is displayed.  The  --all
18       option  works like --sort except that no pruning is done on the list of
19       fonts.
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21       If any elements are specified, only those are printed.  Otherwise short
22       file  name,  family,  and  style  are printed, unless verbose output is
23       requested.
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OPTIONS

26       This program follows the usual  GNU  command  line  syntax,  with  long
27       options  starting  with  two  dashes  (`-').  A  summary  of options is
28       included below.
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30       -a     Displays sorted list of best matching fonts, but do not  do  any
31              pruning on the list.
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33       -s     Displays sorted list of best matching fonts.
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35       -v     Print  verbose  output of the whole font pattern for each match,
36              or elements if any is provided.
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38       -f     Format output according to the format specifier format.
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40       -V     Show version of the program and exit.
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42       -h     Show summary of options.
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44       pattern
45              Displays fonts matching pattern (uses empty pattern by default).
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47       element
48              If set, the element property is displayed for matching fonts.
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SEE ALSO

51       fc-list(1) FcFontMatch(3)  FcFontSort(3)  FcPatternFormat(3)  fc-cat(1)
52       fc-cache(1) fc-query(1) fc-scal(1)
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54       The  fontconfig  user's  guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontcon‐
55       fig/fontconfig-user.html.
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AUTHOR

58       This manual page was updated by Patrick Lam <plam@csail.mit.edu>.
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62                                 Aug 13, 2008                      FC-MATCH(1)