KBUILDSYCOCA4(8)						 KDE User's Manual						  KBUILDSYCOCA4(8)

NAME

       kbuildsycoca4 - Rebuilds the system configuration cache.

SYNOPSIS

       kbuildsycoca4 [--nosignal | --noincremental | --checkstamps | --nocheckfiles | --global | --menutest | --track menu-id | --help | --help-qt
		     | --help-kde | --help-all | --author | -v, --version | --license]

DESCRIPTION

	kbuildsycoca4, as part of the KDE command line tools ensures the proper operation of KDE by reading in all the .desktop, .xml, and .proto-
       col files to construct a binary database.

	KDE itself accesses this database during operation to provide configuration information a program needs to run.

       This tool is part of ksycoca4, which stands for KDE System Configuration Cache

OPTIONS

       --nosignal
	      Do not signal applications to update

       --noincremental
	      Disable incremental update, re-read everything

       --checkstamps
	      Check file timestamps

       --nocheckfiles
	      Disable checking files (dangerous)

       --global
	      Create global database

       --menutest
	      Perform menu generation test run only

       --track menu-id
	      Track menu id for debug purposes

       --help Show help about options

       --help-qt
	      Show Qt specific options

       --help-kde
	      Show KDE specific options

       --help-all
	      Show all options

       --author
	      Show author information

       -v , --version
	      Show version information

       --license
	      Show license information

USAGE

       A standard way to run this program is by simply specifying the following command at the prompt kbuildsycoca4

FILES

       /var/tmp/kde-$USER/ksycoca4
	      The default directory where the cache files are stored.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       $KDEDIRS
	      Specifies which directories are part of the KDE installations

SEE ALSO

       kdeinit4

BUGS

       There are probably tons of bugs. Use bugs.kde.org: http://bugs.kde.org to report them.

AUTHOR

       Darian Lanx <content@openprojects.net>.

								    2010-01-04							  KBUILDSYCOCA4(8)