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fc-scan(1)

scan font files or directories

NAME

fc-scan - scan font files or directories

SYNOPSIS

fc-scan [ -Vh ]
[ -f format | --format format ] [ --version ] [ --help ] file ...

DESCRIPTION

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.

SEE ALSO

fc-query(1) FcFileScan(3) FcDirScan(3) FcPatternFormat(3) fc-cat(1) fc-cache(1) fc-list(1) fc-match(1) fc-pattern(1)

The fontconfig user's guide <URL:https://fontconfig.pages.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html>

AUTHOR

This manual page was updated by Behdad Esfahbod <[email protected]>.

History

--format since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01; --version since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.