Linux and Unix xlsfonts command
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Server font list displayer for X.
xlsfonts [-l[ l [ l ] ] ] [-m] [-C] [-1] [-u] [-o] [-w width] [-n columns] [-display name] [-fn pattern]
| -l[l[l]] | give long info about each font. |
| -m | give character min and max bounds |
| -C | force columns |
| -1 | force single column |
| -u | keep output unsorted |
| -o | use OpenFont/QueryFont instead of ListFont |
| -w width | This option specifies the width in characters that should be used in figuring out how many columns to print. The default is 79. |
| -n columns | This option specifies the number of columns to use in displaying the output. By default, it will attempt to fit as many columns of font names into the number of character specified by -w width. |
| -display name | maximum width for multiple columns |
| -fn pattern | This option specifies the font name pattern to match. |
Doing ``xlsfonts -l'' can tie up your server for a very long time. This is really a bug with single-threaded non-preemptable servers, not with this program
xlsfonts
Would open display (if support) of xlsfonts.