xlsfonts(XC)

xlsfonts -- server font list displayer for X

Syntax

xlsfonts [-options ...] [-fn pattern]

Description

xlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard character ``*'' may be used to match any sequence of characters (including none), and ``?'' to match any single character. If no pattern is given, ``*'' is assumed.

The ``*'' and ``?'' characters must be quoted to prevent them from being expanded by the shell.

Options

-display host:dpy: This option specifies the X server to contact.
-l[l[l]]: This option indicates that medium, long, and very long listings, respectively, should be generated for each font.
-m: This option indicates that long listings should also print the minimum and maximum bounds of each font.
-C: This option indicates that listings should use multiple columns. This is the same as -n 0.
-1: This option indicates that listings should use a single column. This is the same as -n 1.
-w width: This option specifies the width in characters that should be used in figuring out how many columns to print. The default is 79.
-n columns: This option specifies the number of columns to use in displaying the output. By default, it will attempt to fit as many columns of font names into the number of characters specified by -w width.

Environment variables

DISPLAY: to get the default host and display to use.

Known limitations