FC-CACHE(1)                                                                                                          FC-CACHE(1)



NAME
       fc-cache - build font information cache files

SYNOPSIS
       fc-cache [ -fsvVh ]  [ --force ]  [ --system-only ]  [ --verbose ]  [ --version ]  [ --help ]  [ dir... ]

DESCRIPTION
       fc-cache scans the font directories on the system and builds font information cache files for applications using fontcon-
       fig 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.

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

       -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 library at application startup to locate appropriate fonts.

SEE ALSO
       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.

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Keith Packard <keithpATkeithp.com> and Josselin Mouette <jossATdebian.org>.



                                                          Aug 13, 2008                                               FC-CACHE(1)