Bug#165793: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xlsfonts.1x.gz doesn't explain "pattern" good enough

[Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@pps.jussieu.fr>]

> The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain "pattern" good enough.

$ man xlfonts
...
       Xlsfonts  lists  the  fonts that match the given pattern.  The wildcard
       character "*" may be used to match any sequence of characters  (includ-
       ing  none),  and  "?"  to match any single character.  If no pattern is
       given, "*" is assumed.
...

In what way is that not clear?

> Also the --help info should mention -fn in the latter part.  Also it
> should say -l will tie up your machine, like it does on the man
> page.

The included help is only a quick summary in case you know the command
but forget an option.  It should not contain explanations, which is
what the man page is for.

                                        Juliusz