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.TH "FC-MATCH" "1" "16 January 2007" "" ""

.SH NAME
fc-match \- match available fonts
.SH SYNOPSIS

\fBfc-match\fR [ \fB-svV?\fR ] [ \fB--sort\fR ] [ \fB--verbose\fR ] [ \fB--version\fR ] [ \fB--help\fR ] [ \fB\fIfont-pattern\fB\fR ]

.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBfc-match\fR matches font-pattern (empty
pattern by default) using the normal fontconfig matching rules to find
the best font available.  If --sort is given, the sorted list of best
matching fonts is displayed.  With --verbose, the whole font pattern
for each match is printed, otherwise only the file, family and style
are printed..
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax,
with long options starting with two dashes (`-').  A summary of
options is included below.
.TP
\fB-v --verbose \fR
Print whole font pattern for each match.
.TP
\fB-? --help \fR
Show summary of options.
.TP
\fB-V --version \fR
Show version of the program and exit.
.TP
\fB-s --sort \fR
Displays sorted list of best matching fonts.
.TP
\fB\fIfont-pattern\fB \fR
Displays fonts matching
\fIfont-pattern\fR (uses empty pattern by default).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBfc-list\fR (1).
.PP
The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format:
\fI/usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html\fR\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
This manual page was updated by Patrick Lam <plam@csail.mit.edu>\&.