Linux "xlsfonts" Command Line Options and Examples
server font list displayer for X

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.


Usage:

xlsfonts [-display host:dpy] [-l] [-ll] [-lll] [-m] [-C] [-1] [-w width] [-n columns] [-u] [-o] [-fn pattern]




Command Line Options:

-display
This option specifies the X server to contact.
xlsfonts -display ...
-d
Same as -display host:dpy.
xlsfonts -d ...
-l
Lists some attributes of the font on one line in addition to its name.
xlsfonts -l ...
-ll
Lists font properties in addition to -l output.
xlsfonts -ll ...
-lll
Lists character metrics in addition to -ll output.
xlsfonts -lll ...
-m
This option indicates that long listings should also print the minimum and maximum bounds of each font.
xlsfonts -m ...
-C
This option indicates that listings should use multiple columns. This is the same as -n 0.
xlsfonts -C ...
-1
This option indicates that listings should use a single column. This is the same as -n 1.
xlsfonts -1 ...
-w
This option specifies the width in characters that should be used in figuring out how many columns toprint. The default is 79.
xlsfonts -w ...
-n
This option specifies the number of columns to use in displaying the output. By default, it willattempt to fit as many columns of font names into the number of character specified by -w width.
xlsfonts -n ...
-u
This option indicates that the output should be left unsorted.
xlsfonts -u ...
-fn
This option specifies the font name pattern to match.
xlsfonts -fn ...
-v
This option indicates that xlsfonts should print out the program version and exit.
xlsfonts -v ...