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fc-list

The fc-list command line tool is used to list fonts available on your system. It is commonly used on Linux and Unix-like operating systems to provide information about installed fonts.

When you run the fc-list command without any arguments, it will display a list of all the fonts available on your system, along with their styles and file paths. This can be useful when you need to know which fonts are currently installed and accessible for your applications.

You can also use various options with fc-list to narrow down the results or filter them based on specific criteria. For example, you can use the -f option to specify the format of the output, which allows you to display only certain information such as font names or file paths.

Additionally, fc-list supports different match patterns to filter fonts based on attributes like font family, style, language, etc. This can help you find specific fonts or fonts that match particular criteria.

Overall, fc-list is a handy command line tool for font management and retrieval of font information on Linux and Unix-like systems.

List of commands for fc-list:

  • fc-list:tldr:3cce5 fc-list: Return a list of installed fonts with given name.
    $ fc-list | grep '${DejaVu Serif}'
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  • fc-list:tldr:f1e71 fc-list: Return the number of installed fonts in your system.
    $ fc-list | wc -l
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  • fc-list:tldr:fb07f fc-list: Return a list of installed fonts in your system.
    $ fc-list
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