fc-scan1
Scan font files or directories
Usage
fc-scan [-Vh]
[{-f
format | --format
format}]
[--version]
[--help]
file ...
Overview
fc-scan scans file(s) recursively and prints out font pattern for each face found.
Options
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.
-
-f --format format -
Format output according to the format specifier format.
-
-V --version -
Show version of the program and exit.
-
-h --help -
Show summary of options.
- file
-
Scan file recursively for font faces.
Return codes
fc-scan returns error code 0 if at least one font was found or 1 otherwise.
Releases
9 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 3 times.
--format since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--version since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.