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/usr/bin/fc-query

Library for configuring and customizing font access

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

usage: /usr/bin/fc-query [-bVh] [-i index] [-f FORMAT] [--index index] [--brief] [--format FORMAT] [--version] [--help] font-file...
Query font files and print resulting pattern(s)

  -i, --index INDEX    display the INDEX face of each font file only
  -b, --brief          display font pattern briefly
  -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
-i, --index INDEXdisplay the INDEX face of each font file onlyhelp
-b, --briefdisplay font pattern brieflyhelp
-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.