diff --git a/fc-list/fc-list.c b/fc-list/fc-list.c
index f6c7282..95963e7 100644
--- a/fc-list/fc-list.c
+++ b/fc-list/fc-list.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 const struct option longopts[] = {
     {"verbose", 0, 0, 'v'},
+    {"brief", 0, 0, 'b'},
     {"format", 1, 0, 'f'},
     {"quiet", 0, 0, 'q'},
     {"version", 0, 0, 'V'},
@@ -67,22 +68,24 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
 {
     FILE *file = error ? stderr : stdout;
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-vqVh] [-f FORMAT] [--verbose] [--format=FORMAT] [--quiet] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element ...} \n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-vbqVh] [-f FORMAT] [--verbose] [--brief] [--format=FORMAT] [--quiet] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element ...} \n",
 	     program);
 #else
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-vqVh] [-f FORMAT] [pattern] {element ...} \n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-vbqVh] [-f FORMAT] [pattern] {element ...} \n",
 	     program);
 #endif
     fprintf (file, "List fonts matching [pattern]\n");
     fprintf (file, "\n");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     fprintf (file, "  -v, --verbose        display entire font pattern verbosely\n");
+    fprintf (file, "  -b, --brief          display entire font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f, --format=FORMAT  use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -q, --quiet          suppress all normal output, exit 1 if no fonts matched\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V, --version        display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h, --help           display this help and exit\n");
 #else
     fprintf (file, "  -v         (verbose) display entire font pattern verbosely\n");
+    fprintf (file, "  -b         (brief)   display entire font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f FORMAT  (format)  use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -q,        (quiet)   suppress all normal output, exit 1 if no fonts matched\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V         (version) display font config version and exit\n");
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int			verbose = 0;
+    int			brief = 0;
     int			quiet = 0;
     const FcChar8	*format = NULL;
     int			nfont = 0;
@@ -106,15 +110,18 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     int			c;
 
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "vf:qVh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "vbf:qVh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
-    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "vf:qVh")) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "vbf:qVh")) != -1)
 #endif
     {
 	switch (c) {
 	case 'v':
 	    verbose = 1;
 	    break;
+	case 'b':
+	    brief = 1;
+	    break;
 	case 'f':
 	    format = (FcChar8 *) strdup (optarg);
 	    break;
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	pat = FcPatternCreate ();
     if (quiet && !os)
 	os = FcObjectSetCreate ();
-    if (!verbose && !format && !os)
+    if (!verbose && !brief && !format && !os)
 	os = FcObjectSetBuild (FC_FAMILY, FC_STYLE, FC_FILE, (char *) 0);
     if (!format)
         format = (const FcChar8 *) "%{=fclist}\n";
@@ -171,8 +178,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	for (j = 0; j < fs->nfont; j++)
 	{
-	    if (verbose)
+	    if (verbose || brief)
 	    {
+		if (brief)
+		{
+		    FcPatternDel (fs->fonts[j], FC_CHARSET);
+		    FcPatternDel (fs->fonts[j], FC_LANG);
+		}
 		FcPatternPrint (fs->fonts[j]);
 	    }
 	    else
diff --git a/fc-match/fc-match.c b/fc-match/fc-match.c
index f96c009..88f4ac8 100644
--- a/fc-match/fc-match.c
+++ b/fc-match/fc-match.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static const struct option longopts[] = {
     {"sort", 0, 0, 's'},
     {"all", 0, 0, 'a'},
     {"verbose", 0, 0, 'v'},
+    {"brief", 0, 0, 'b'},
     {"format", 1, 0, 'f'},
     {"version", 0, 0, 'V'},
     {"help", 0, 0, 'h'},
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
 {
     FILE *file = error ? stderr : stdout;
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-savVh] [-f FORMAT] [--sort] [--all] [--verbose] [--format=FORMAT] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element...}\n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-savbVh] [-f FORMAT] [--sort] [--all] [--verbose] [--brief] [--format=FORMAT] [--version] [--help] [pattern] {element...}\n",
 	     program);
 #else
     fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-savVh] [-f FORMAT] [pattern] {element...}\n",
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
     fprintf (file, "  -s, --sort           display sorted list of matches\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -a, --all            display unpruned sorted list of matches\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -v, --verbose        display entire font pattern verbosely\n");
+    fprintf (file, "  -b, --brief          display entire font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f, --format=FORMAT  use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V, --version        display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h, --help           display this help and exit\n");
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
     fprintf (file, "  -s,        (sort)    display sorted list of matches\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -a         (all)     display unpruned sorted list of matches\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -v         (verbose) display entire font pattern verbosely\n");
+    fprintf (file, "  -b         (brief)   display entire font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f FORMAT  (format)  use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V         (version) display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h         (help)    display this help and exit\n");
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int			verbose = 0;
+    int			brief = 0;
     int			sort = 0, all = 0;
     const FcChar8	*format = NULL;
     int			i;
@@ -110,9 +114,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     int			c;
 
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "asvf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "asvbf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
-    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "asvf:Vh")) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "asvbf:Vh")) != -1)
 #endif
     {
 	switch (c) {
@@ -125,6 +129,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	case 'v':
 	    verbose = 1;
 	    break;
+	case 'b':
+	    brief = 1;
+	    break;
 	case 'f':
 	    format = (FcChar8 *) strdup (optarg);
 	    break;
@@ -218,8 +225,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	    font = FcPatternFilter (fs->fonts[j], os);
 
-	    if (verbose)
+	    if (verbose || brief)
 	    {
+		if (brief)
+		{
+		    FcPatternDel (font, FC_CHARSET);
+		    FcPatternDel (font, FC_LANG);
+		}
 		FcPatternPrint (font);
 	    }
 	    else
diff --git a/fc-query/fc-query.c b/fc-query/fc-query.c
index 9c9900b..8a96da0 100644
--- a/fc-query/fc-query.c
+++ b/fc-query/fc-query.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 static const struct option longopts[] = {
     {"index", 1, 0, 'i'},
+    {"brief", 0, 0, 'b'},
     {"format", 1, 0, 'f'},
     {"version", 0, 0, 'V'},
     {"help", 0, 0, 'h'},
@@ -70,21 +71,23 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
 {
     FILE *file = error ? stderr : stdout;
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-Vh] [-i index] [-f FORMAT] [--index index] [--format FORMAT] [--version] [--help] font-file...\n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-bVh] [-i index] [-f FORMAT] [--index index] [--brief] [--format FORMAT] [--version] [--help] font-file...\n",
 	     program);
 #else
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-Vh] [-i index] [-f FORMAT] font-file...\n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-bVh] [-i index] [-f FORMAT] font-file...\n",
 	     program);
 #endif
     fprintf (file, "Query font files and print resulting pattern(s)\n");
     fprintf (file, "\n");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
     fprintf (file, "  -i, --index INDEX    display the INDEX face of each font file only\n");
+    fprintf (file, "  -b, --brief          display font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f, --format=FORMAT  use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V, --version        display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h, --help           display this help and exit\n");
 #else
     fprintf (file, "  -i INDEX   (index)         display the INDEX face of each font file only\n");
+    fprintf (file, "  -b         (brief)         display font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f FORMAT  (format)        use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V         (version)       display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h         (help)          display this help and exit\n");
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
     unsigned int id = (unsigned int) -1;
+    int         brief = 0;
     FcFontSet   *fs;
     FcChar8     *format = NULL;
     int		err = 0;
@@ -104,15 +108,18 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     int		c;
 
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "i:f:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "i:bf:Vh", longopts, NULL)) != -1)
 #else
-    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "i:f:Vh")) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "i:bf:Vh")) != -1)
 #endif
     {
 	switch (c) {
 	case 'i':
 	    id = (unsigned int) strtol (optarg, NULL, 0); /* strtol() To handle -1. */
 	    break;
+	case 'b':
+	    brief = 1;
+	    break;
 	case 'f':
 	    format = (FcChar8 *) strdup (optarg);
 	    break;
@@ -149,6 +156,12 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     {
 	FcPattern *pat = fs->fonts[i];
 
+	if (brief)
+	{
+	    FcPatternDel (pat, FC_CHARSET);
+	    FcPatternDel (pat, FC_LANG);
+	}
+
 	if (format)
 	{
 	    FcChar8 *s;
diff --git a/fc-scan/fc-scan.c b/fc-scan/fc-scan.c
index 58a0b15..41bd260 100644
--- a/fc-scan/fc-scan.c
+++ b/fc-scan/fc-scan.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <getopt.h>
 static const struct option longopts[] = {
+    {"brief", 0, 0, 'b'},
     {"format", 1, 0, 'f'},
     {"version", 0, 0, 'V'},
     {"help", 0, 0, 'h'},
@@ -69,19 +70,21 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
 {
     FILE *file = error ? stderr : stdout;
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-Vh] [-f FORMAT] [--format FORMAT] [--version] [--help] font-file...\n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-bVh] [-f FORMAT] [--brief] [--format FORMAT] [--version] [--help] font-file...\n",
 	     program);
 #else
-    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-Vh] [-f FORMAT] font-file...\n",
+    fprintf (file, "usage: %s [-bVh] [-f FORMAT] font-file...\n",
 	     program);
 #endif
     fprintf (file, "Scan font files and directories, and print resulting pattern(s)\n");
     fprintf (file, "\n");
 #if HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
+    fprintf (file, "  -b, --brief          display font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f, --format=FORMAT  use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V, --version        display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h, --help           display this help and exit\n");
 #else
+    fprintf (file, "  -b         (brief)         display font pattern briefly\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -f FORMAT  (format)        use the given output format\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -V         (version)       display font config version and exit\n");
     fprintf (file, "  -h         (help)          display this help and exit\n");
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ usage (char *program, int error)
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
+    int         brief = 0;
     FcChar8     *format = NULL;
     int		i;
     FcFontSet   *fs;
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
     {
 	switch (c) {
+	case 'b':
+	    brief = 1;
+	    break;
 	case 'f':
 	    format = (FcChar8 *) strdup (optarg);
 	    break;
@@ -152,6 +159,12 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     {
 	FcPattern *pat = fs->fonts[i];
 
+	if (brief)
+	{
+	    FcPatternDel (pat, FC_CHARSET);
+	    FcPatternDel (pat, FC_LANG);
+	}
+
 	if (format)
 	{
 	    FcChar8 *s;