lk/distros/arch/fonts.md

---
title: "fonts"
tags: [ "distros" ]
---
# Basics

Update font-cache:

```sh
su root
fc-cache
```

List fonts:

```sh
fc-list
```

Grab the part of the font name you need for Xresources:

```sh
fc-list | cut -d: -f2
```

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			`title: "fonts"`
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initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00			`# Basics`

			`Update font-cache:`

edit metadata 2025-02-12 14:01:15 +00:00			```sh
			`su root`
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`fc-cache`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
			`List fonts:`

edit metadata 2025-02-12 14:01:15 +00:00			```sh
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`fc-list`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
			`Grab the part of the font name you need for Xresources:`

edit metadata 2025-02-12 14:01:15 +00:00			```sh
change formatting input examples are now given as ```bash input $ARG1 ``` While outputs use md's '> ' sign as a quote. 2023-06-17 19:28:20 +00:00			`fc-list \| cut -d: -f2`
			```
initial commit 2020-01-02 00:04:35 +00:00
			`Add field 3 for styles.`