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pango (tools)

From pango-1.54-tools 1.54.0-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running pango-view --help (exit 0). permalink

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Usage:
  pango-view [OPTION…] - FILE

Help Options:
  -h, --help                                         Show help options
  --help-all                                         Show all help options
  --help-cairo                                       Options understood by the cairo backend

Application Options:
  --no-auto-dir                                      No layout direction according to contents
  --backend=cairo/xft/ft2                            Pango backend to use for rendering (default: cairo)
  --background=red/#rrggbb/#rrggbbaa/transparent     Set the background color
  -q, --no-display                                   Do not display (just write to file or whatever)
  --dpi=number                                       Set the resolution
  --align=left/center/right                          Text alignment
  --ellipsize=start/middle/end                       Ellipsization mode
  --font=description                                 Set the font description
  --foreground=red/#rrggbb/#rrggbbaa                 Set the text color
  --gravity=south/east/north/west/auto               Base gravity: glyph rotation
  --gravity-hint=natural/strong/line                 Gravity hint
  --header                                           Display the options in the output
  --height=+points/-numlines                         Height in points (positive) or number of lines (negative) for ellipsizing
  --hinting=none/auto/slight/medium/full             Hinting style
  --antialias=none/gray/subpixel                     Antialiasing
  --hint-metrics=on/off                              Hint metrics
  --subpixel-positions                               Subpixel positioning
  --subpixel-order=rgb/bgr/vrgb/vbgr                 Subpixel order
  --indent=points                                    Width in points to indent paragraphs
  --spacing=points                                   Spacing in points between lines
  --line-spacing=factor                              Spread factor for line height
  --justify                                          Stretch paragraph lines to be justified
  --justify-last-line                                Justify the last line of the paragraph
  --language=en_US/etc                               Language to use for font selection
  --margin=CSS-style numbers in pixels               Set the margin on the output in pixels
  --markup                                           Interpret text as Pango markup
  -o, --output=file                                  Save rendered image to output file
  --pixels                                           Use pixel units instead of points (sets dpi to 72)
  --pango-units                                      Use Pango units instead of points
  --rtl                                              Set base direction to right-to-left
  --rotate=degrees                                   Angle at which to rotate results
  -n, --runs=integer                                 Run Pango layout engine this many times
  --single-par                                       Enable single-paragraph mode
  -t, --text=string                                  Text to display (instead of a file)
  --version                                          Show version numbers
  --waterfall                                        Create a waterfall display
  -w, --width=points                                 Width in points to which to wrap lines or ellipsize
  --wrap=word/char/word-char                         Text wrapping mode (needs a width to be set)
  --serialized=FILE                                  Create layout from a serialized file
  --serialize-to=FILE                                Serialize result to a file
Options (44)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow help optionshelp + man
--help-allShow all help optionshelp + man
--help-cairoOptions understood by the cairo backendhelp + man
--no-auto-dirNo layout direction according to contentshelp + man
--backend cairo/xft/ft2Pango backend to use for rendering (default: cairo)help + man
--background red/#rrggbb/#rrggbbaa/transparentSet the background colorhelp + man
-q, --no-displayDo not display (just write to file or whatever)help + man
--dpi numberSet the resolutionhelp + man
--align left/center/rightText alignmenthelp + man
--ellipsize start/middle/endEllipsization modehelp + man
--font descriptionSet the font descriptionhelp + man
--foreground red/#rrggbb/#rrggbbaaSet the text colorhelp + man
--gravity south/east/north/west/autoBase gravity: glyph rotationhelp + man
--gravity-hint natural/strong/lineGravity hinthelp + man
--headerDisplay the options in the outputhelp + man
--height +points/-numlinesHeight in points (positive) or number of lines (negative) for ellipsizinghelp + man
--hinting none/auto/slight/medium/fullHinting stylehelp + man
--antialias none/gray/subpixelAntialiasinghelp + man
--hint-metrics on/offHint metricshelp + man
--subpixel-positionsSubpixel positioninghelp + man
--subpixel-order rgb/bgr/vrgb/vbgrSubpixel orderhelp + man
--indent pointsWidth in points to indent paragraphshelp + man
--spacing pointsSpacing in points between lineshelp + man
--line-spacing factorSpread factor for line heighthelp + man
--justifyStretch paragraph lines to be justifiedhelp + man
--justify-last-lineJustify the last line of the paragraphhelp + man
--language en_US/etcLanguage to use for font selectionhelp + man
--margin CSS-styleSet the margin on the output in pixelshelp + man
--markupInterpret text as Pango markuphelp + man
-o, --output fileSave rendered image to output filehelp + man
--pixelsUse pixel units instead of points (sets dpi to 72)help + man
--pango-unitsUse Pango units instead of pointshelp + man
--rtlSet base direction to right-to-lefthelp + man
--rotate degreesAngle at which to rotate resultshelp + man
-n, --runs integerRun Pango layout engine this many timeshelp + man
--single-parEnable single-paragraph modehelp + man
-t, --text stringText to display (instead of a file)help + man
--versionShow version numbershelp + man
--waterfallCreate a waterfall displayhelp + man
-w, --width pointsWidth in points to which to wrap lines or ellipsizehelp + man
--wrap word/char/word-charText wrapping mode (needs a width to be set)help + man
--serialized FILECreate layout from a serialized filehelp + man
--serialize-to FILESerialize result to a filehelp + man
--annotate FLAGSAnnotate the output. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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