FC-CACHE(1) FC-CACHE(1)
NAME
fc-cache - build font information cache files
SYNOPSIS
fc-cache [ -frsvVh ] [ --force ] [ --really-force ] [ --system-only
] [ --verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ] [ dir... ]
DESCRIPTION
fc-cache scans the font directories on the system and builds font in-
formation cache files for applications using fontconfig for their font
handling.
If directory arguments are not given, fc-cache uses each directory in
the current font configuration. Each directory is scanned for font
files readable by FreeType. A cache is created which contains proper-
ties of each font and the associated filename. This cache is used to
speed up application startup when using the fontconfig library.
Note that fc-cache must be executed once per architecture to generate
font information customized for that architecture.
OPTIONS
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long op-
tions starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included
below.
-f Force re-generation of apparently up-to-date cache files, over-
riding the timestamp checking.
-r Erase all existing cache files and rescan.
-s Only scan system-wide directories, omitting the places located
in the user's home directory.
-v Display status information while busy.
-h Show summary of options.
-V Show version of the program and exit.
dir Directory to scan for fonts.
FILES
%cachdir%/*-%arch%.cache-2
These files are generated by fc-cache and contain maps from file
names to font properties. They are read by the fontconfig li-
brary at application startup to locate appropriate fonts.
SEE ALSO
fc-cat(1) fc-list(1) fc-match(1) fc-pattern(1) fc-query(1) fc-scan(1)
The fontconfig user's guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontcon-
fig/fontconfig-user.html.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Keith Packard <
[email protected]> and
Josselin Mouette <
[email protected]>.
Aug 13, 2008 FC-CACHE(1)