Add fc-pattern cmdline tool

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      &dhfirstname;
      &dhsurname;
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    <copyright>
      <year>2003</year>
      <holder>&dhusername;</holder>
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    <refname>&dhpackage;</refname>

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

      <arg><option>-asvVh</option></arg>
      <arg><option>--all</option></arg>
      <arg><option>--sort</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> matches
    <replaceable>pattern</replaceable> (empty
pattern by default) using the normal fontconfig matching rules to find
the best font available.  If <option>--sort</option> is given, the sorted list of best
matching fonts is displayed.
The <option>--all</option> option works like
<option>--sort</option> except that no pruning is done on the list of fonts.</para>
<para>If any elements are specified, only those are printed.
Otherwise short file name, 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>-a</option>
          <option>--all</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Displays sorted list of best matching fonts, but do not do any
		pruning on the list.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><option>-s</option>
          <option>--sort</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Displays sorted list of best matching fonts.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <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>Displays fonts matching
                <replaceable>pattern</replaceable> (uses empty pattern by default).</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>SEE ALSO</title>

    <para>
      <command>fc-list</command>(1)
      <function>FcFontMatch</function>(3)
      <function>FcFontSort</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 updated by &dhusername; &dhemail;.</para>

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