# FC-SCAN - scan font files or directories - man(1) - [phpMan]

> **TLDR:** Scan font files or directories and print pattern information for each face found.
>
- Scan a font file:
  `fc-scan {{path/to/font_file}}`
- Scan a directory of fonts recursively:
  `fc-scan {{path/to/directory}}`
- Scan multiple files or directories:
  `fc-scan {{path/to/font1.ttf path/to/font2.otf ...}}`
- Print results without including font sizes:
  `fc-scan {{-b|--brief}} {{path/to/font_file}}`
- Print results using a custom output format:
  `fc-scan {{-f|--format}} "{{%{family}\n}}" {{path/to/font_file}}`
- Display help:
  `fc-scan {{-h|--help}}`
- Display version:
  `fc-scan {{-V|--version}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       fc-scan - scan font files or directories

## SYNOPSIS
       **fc-scan **[ **-Vh **]

        [  **[ -f _**format_ **]  [ --format _**format_ **]  **]  [ **--version **]  [ **--help **]  _file..._

## DESCRIPTION
       **fc-scan **scans _file_(s) recursively and prints out font pattern for each face found.

## OPTIONS
       This  program  follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two
       dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

### -f     

### -V     

### -h     

       _file_   Scan _file_ recursively for font faces.

## RETURN CODES
       **fc-scan **returns error code 0 if at least one font was found or 1 otherwise.

## SEE ALSO
       [**fc-query**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-query/1/markdown) [**FcFileScan**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FcFileScan/3/markdown) [**FcDirScan**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FcDirScan/3/markdown) [**FcPatternFormat**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FcPatternFormat/3/markdown)  [**fc-cat**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-cat/1/markdown)  [**fc-cache**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-cache/1/markdown)  [**fc-list**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-list/1/markdown)
       [**fc-match**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-match/1/markdown) [**fc-pattern**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fc-pattern/1/markdown)

       The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format: _/usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html_.

## AUTHOR
       This manual page was updated by Behdad Esfahbod <<behdad@behdad.org>>.

                                            Jan 15, 2009                                  [_FC-SCAN_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FC-SCAN/1/markdown)