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/usr/bin/fc-match

Library for configuring and customizing font access

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

usage: /usr/bin/fc-match [-savbVh] [-f FORMAT] [--sort] [--all] [--verbose] [--brief] [--format=FORMAT] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element...}
List best font matching [pattern]

  -s, --sort           display sorted list of matches
  -a, --all            display unpruned sorted list of matches
  -v, --verbose        display entire font pattern verbosely
  -b, --brief          display entire 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 (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-s, --sortdisplay sorted list of matcheshelp
-a, --alldisplay unpruned sorted list of matcheshelp
-v, --verbosedisplay entire font pattern verboselyhelp
-b, --briefdisplay entire 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.