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/usr/bin/fc-pattern

Library for configuring and customizing font access

From fontconfig 2.18.3-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fc-pattern --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: /usr/bin/fc-pattern [-cdVh] [-f FORMAT] [--config] [--default] [--verbose] [--format=FORMAT] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element...}
List best font matching [pattern]

  -c, --config         perform config substitution on pattern
  -d, --default        perform default substitution on pattern
  -f, --format=FORMAT  use the given output format
  -V, --version        display font config version and exit
  -h, --help           display this help and exit
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c, --configperform config substitution on patternhelp
-d, --defaultperform default substitution on patternhelp
-f, --format FORMATuse the given output formathelp
-V, --versiondisplay font config version and exithelp
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.