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fc-cache − build font information cache files |
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fc-cache [ -fsvVh ] [ --force ] [ --system-only ] [ --verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ] [ dir... ] |
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fc-cache scans the font directories on the system and builds font information 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 properties 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. |
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This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (‘-’). A summary of options is included below. |
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-f |
Force re-generation of apparently up-to-date cache files, overriding the timestamp checking. |
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-s |
Only scan system-wide directories, omitting the places located in the user’s home directory. |
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-v |
Display status information while busy. |
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-h |
Show summary of options. |
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-V |
Show version of the program and exit. |
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dir |
Directory to scan for fonts. |
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%cachdir%/*-%arch%.cache-2 |
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These files are generated by fc-cache and contain maps from file names to font properties. They are read by the fontconfig library at application startup to locate appropriate fonts. |
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fc-cat(1) fc-list(1) fc-match(1) fc-query(1) fc-scan(1) The fontconfig user’s guide, in HTML format: /usr/share/doc/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html. |
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This manual page was written by Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> and Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>. |