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/usr/bin/showconsolefont

Linux keyboard tools

From kbd 2.10.0-r4 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running showconsolefont --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: showconsolefont [option...]
(probably after loading a font with `setfont font')

Options:
  -C, --console=DEV   the console device to be used.
  -i, --info          don't print out the font table, just show: ROWSxCOLSxCOUNT and exit.
  -v, --verbose       be more verbose.
  -V, --version       print version number.
  -h, --help          print this usage message.

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Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-C, --console DEVthe console device to be used.help + man
-i, --infodon't print out the font table, just show: ROWSxCOLSxCOUNT and exit.help + man
-v, --verbosebe more verbose.help + man
-V, --versionprint version number.help + man
-h, --helpprint this usage message.help + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.