fc-cache

Name

fc-cache -- build font information cache files

Description

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.

Synopsis

fc-cache [ -fsvV? ] [ --force ] [ --system-only ] [ --verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ] [ dirs ]

Option and Operand Handling

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes ('-'). A summary of options is included below.

-f --force 

Force re-generation of apparently up-to-date cache files, overriding the timestamp checking.

-s --system-only 

Only scan system-wide directories, omitting the places located in the user's home directory.

-v --verbose 

Display status information while busy.

-? --help 

Show summary of options.

-V --version 

Show version of the program and exit.

dirs 

A list of directories to scan for fonts.