xlsfonts(1) X Version 11 (1 March 1988) xlsfonts(1)
NAME
xlsfonts - displays server font list
SYNOPSIS
xlsfonts [-options ...] -fn pattern
DESCRIPTION
The xlsfonts program lists the fonts that match the given
pattern. You can use the wildcard character "*" to match
any sequence of characters (including none), and "?" to
match any single character. If you do not specify a
pattern, xlsfonts uses "*."
You must surround the "*" and "?" characters with quotes to
prevent them from being expanded by the shell.
Note that many of the new font names in X 11, Release 3 have
embedded spaces in them. You must surround these names with
quotes. In addition, the names are long and difficult to
type. One way of dealing with these font names is to
shorten them, leaving enough of the name to be unique. For
example, the following font name:
-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-p-46-1508859-1
could be shortened as follows:
"*helvetica-medium-r-normal--8-80-75-75-p-46*"
The wildcard character, "*" delineates the common portion of
the font name.
OPTIONS
-fn pattern
Specifies the font name pattern.
-display host:dpy
Specifies the X server to contact.
-l Generates a long listing for each font. This can tie
up your server for a very long time if you are using a
single-threaded, non-preemptible server.
-m Indicates that long listings should also print the
minimum and maximum bounds of each font.
-C Specifies multiple-column listings. This is the same
as -n 0.
-1 Specifies single-column listings. This is the same as
-n 1.
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-w width
Specifies the width (in characters) that determines how
many columns to print. The default is 79.
-n columns
Specifies the number of columns to use in displaying
the output. By default, it attempts to fit as many
columns of font names into the number of characters
specified by -w width.
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY
Gets the default host and display.
SEE ALSO
X(1)
Xsight(1)
xset(1)
xfd(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Mark Lillibridge, MIT Project Athena.
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