Hello,
for sake of completeness, the pattern "${(u)$(fc-list ':' file 2> /dev/null):h}"
resolvs to this directories on my system:
# p ${(u)$(fc-list ':' file 2> /dev/null):h}
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/noto
/usr/share/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/tex-gyre
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/stix
/usr/share/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu
/usr/share/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/tex-gyre-math
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/mathjax
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lyx
/usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/unifont
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation2
/usr/share/fonts/type1/texlive-fonts-recommended
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/gentium-basic
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/linux-libertine
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/crosextra
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/inconsolata
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lato
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/oxygen
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/droid
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/hack
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/gentium
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/stix-word
/usr/share/fonts/woff/font-awesome
/usr/share/texmf/fonts/opentype/public/lm-math
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/font-awesome
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/font-awesome
kind regards,
Thilo
