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
       FcConfigFileGenerate(3)

       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                 FC-GENCONF(1)