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/usr/bin/fc-validate

Library for configuring and customizing font access

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

usage: /usr/bin/fc-validate [-Vhv] [-i index] [-l LANG] [--index index] [--lang LANG] [--verbose] [--version] [--help] font-file...
Validate font files and print result

  -i, --index INDEX    display the INDEX face of each font file only
  -l, --lang=LANG      set LANG instead of current locale
  -v, --verbose        show more detailed information
  -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
-l, --lang LANGset LANG instead of current localehelp
-v, --verboseshow more detailed informationhelp
-V, --versiondisplay font config version and exithelp
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp

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