fslsfonts

list fonts from X font server

TLDR

List all fonts

$ fslsfonts

List fonts matching pattern

$ fslsfonts -fn '[*-courier-*]'

Show long listing

$ fslsfonts -l

List from specific server

$ fslsfonts -server [hostname:7100]

Show font columns

$ fslsfonts -C

fslsfonts lists fonts available from X font servers. It queries the font server and displays matching font names in XLFD (X Logical Font Description) format.The tool helps identify available fonts for X applications. Patterns can match specific font families, weights, or sizes. Long format shows additional font properties.fslsfonts is the font server equivalent of xlsfonts for local X fonts.

PARAMETERS

PATTERN

Font pattern to match.

-fn PATTERN

XLFD pattern of fonts to list (defaults to \*).

-l

Long listing — show font properties. Repeat as -ll or -lll for progressively more detail.

-m

Include minimum and maximum character bounds in long listings.

-C

Multi-column output.

-1

Single-column output (one font per line).

-w WIDTH

Set the column width used by -C (default 79).

-n COLUMNS

Force the output to use COLUMNS columns (implies -C).

-u

Leave the output unsorted.

-server HOST:PORT

Query the named font server (e.g. tcp/host:7100, unix/:7100) instead of the FONTSERVER environment variable.

INSTALL

sudo apt install x11-xfs-utils

CAVEATS

Requires running X font server. XLFD patterns can be complex. Less relevant with modern fontconfig.

HISTORY

fslsfonts is part of the X Window System font server utilities. It queries xfs font servers, which were the standard way to share fonts across X terminals and workstations.