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
SYNOPSIS
fslsfonts [options] [pattern]
DESCRIPTION
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.
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.
