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  [ -svV? ] [ --sort ] [ --verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ] [
10       font-pattern ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       fc-match matches font-pattern (empty pattern by default) using the nor‐
15       mal  fontconfig  matching  rules  to  find the best font available.  If
16       --sort is given, the sorted list of best matching fonts  is  displayed.
17       With  --verbose, the whole font pattern for each match is printed, oth‐
18       erwise only the file, family and style are printed..
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OPTIONS

21       This program follows the usual  GNU  command  line  syntax,  with  long
22       options  starting  with  two  dashes  (`-').   A  summary of options is
23       included below.
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25       -v --verbose
26              Print whole font pattern for each match.
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28       -? --help
29              Show summary of options.
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31       -V --version
32              Show version of the program and exit.
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34       -s --sort
35              Displays sorted list of best matching fonts.
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37       font-pattern
38              Displays fonts matching  font-pattern  (uses  empty  pattern  by
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SEE ALSO

42       fc-list (1).
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44       The  fontconfig  user's  guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontcon‐
45       fig/fontconfig-user.html.
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AUTHOR

48       This manual page was updated by Patrick Lam <plam@csail.mit.edu>.
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52                                  11 May 2007                      FC-MATCH(1)