Add fc-pattern cmdline tool

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      &dhemail;
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    <author>
      &dhfirstname;
      &dhsurname;
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    <copyright>
      <year>2003</year>
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    <refname>&dhpackage;</refname>

    <refpurpose>list available fonts</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>&dhpackage;</command>

      <arg><option>-vVh</option></arg>
      <arg><option>--verbose</option></arg>
      <group>
        <arg><option>-f</option> <option><replaceable>format</replaceable></option></arg>
        <arg><option>--format</option> <option><replaceable>format</replaceable></option></arg>
      </group>
      <arg><option>--version</option></arg>
      <arg><option>--help</option></arg>
      <sbr>
      <arg><option><replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option> <arg rep="repeat"><option><replaceable>element</replaceable></option></arg> </arg>
      
     </cmdsynopsis>
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  <refsect1>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>

    <para><command>&dhpackage;</command> lists fonts and styles
      available on the system for applications using fontconfig.
      If any elements are specified, only those are printed.
      Otherwise family and style are printed, unless verbose
      output is requested.</para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1>
    <title>OPTIONS</title>

    <para>This program follows the usual &gnu; command line syntax,
      with long options starting with two dashes (`-').  A summary of
      options is included below.</para>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-v</option>
          <option>--verbose</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Print verbose output of the whole font pattern for each match,
	        or <replaceable>element</replaceable>s if any is
		provided.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-f</option>
          <option>--format</option>
	  <option><replaceable>format</replaceable></option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Format output according to the format specifier
	  <replaceable>format</replaceable>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-V</option>
          <option>--version</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Show version of the program and exit.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-h</option>
          <option>--help</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Show summary of options.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option><replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>If this argument is set, only fonts matching
                <replaceable>pattern</replaceable> are displayed.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option><replaceable>element</replaceable></option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>If set, the <replaceable>element</replaceable> property
                is displayed for matching fonts.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>EXAMPLES</title>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>fc-list</term>
        <listitem><para>Lists all font faces.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>fc-list :lang=hi</term>
        <listitem><para>Lists font faces that cover Hindi.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>fc-list : family style file spacing </term>
        <listitem><para>Lists the filename and spacing value for each font
            face.  <quote>:</quote> is an empty pattern that matches all
            fonts.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>

  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>

    <para>
      <command>fc-match</command>(1)
      <function>FcFontList</function>(3)
      <function>FcPatternFormat</function>(3)
      <command>fc-cat</command>(1)
      <command>fc-cache</command>(1)
      <command>fc-pattern</command>(1)
      <command>fc-query</command>(1)
      <command>fc-scan</command>(1)
    </para>

    <para>The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format:
      <filename>/usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html</filename>.</para>

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  <refsect1>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>

    <para>This manual page was written by Keith Packard
      <email>keithp@keithp.com</email> and &dhusername; &dhemail;.</para>

  </refsect1>
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