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/usr/bin/fc-scan

Library for configuring and customizing font access

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

usage: /usr/bin/fc-scan [-bcVh] [-f FORMAT] [-y SYSROOT] [--brief] [--format FORMAT] [--version] [--help] font-file...
Scan font files and directories, and print resulting pattern(s)

  -b, --brief            display font pattern briefly
  -f, --format=FORMAT    use the given output format
  -y, --sysroot=SYSROOT  prepend SYSROOT to all paths for scanning
  -V, --version          display font config version and exit
  -h, --help             display this help and exit
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-b, --briefdisplay font pattern brieflyhelp
-f, --format FORMATuse the given output formathelp
-y, --sysroot SYSROOTprepend SYSROOT to all paths for scanninghelp
-V, --versiondisplay font config version and exithelp
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp

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