| FC-GENCONF(1) | FC-GENCONF(1) |
NAME
fc-genconf - generate a configuration in XML format
SYNOPSIS
fc-genconf [ -fgloVh ] [ --family
family | -f family ] [ --generic
genericfamily | -g genericfamily ] [
--lang lang | -l lang ] [
--output file | -o file ] [
--version ] [ --help ]
[ font path ]
DESCRIPTION
fc-genconf generates a configuration in XML format from font files where available on font path. Optional commandline options such as --family and --generic works as filter if fc-genconf could not fetch a meaningful value from a font metadata.
fc-genconf supports the generic alias rule and the language specific generic alias rule.
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 --family name
- Set a family name to generate a configuration for instead of the family name in the font metadata.
- -g --generic name
- Set a generic family name to generate a configuration for instead of the generic family name in the font metadata.
- -l --lang lang
- Generate the language specific generic alias rule for. If multiple languages are supposed to be covered by this, simply set them multiple times as needed.
- -o --output file
- Output a configuration into file. default is stdout.
- -V --version
- Show version of the program and exit.
- -h --help
- Show summary of options.
- font-path
- A font path where is going to generate a configuration for.
SEE ALSO
The fontconfig user's guide <URL:https://fontconfig.pages.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html>
AUTHOR
This manual page was updated by Akira TAGOH <akira@tagoh.org>.
| November 13, 2025 |