FC-CACHE(1) FC-CACHE(1)
NAME
fc-cache - build font information cache files
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lfontconfig [ library... ]
fc-cache [ -fsvV? ] [ --force ] [ --system-only ] [ --verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ] [ dirs ]
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.
Note that fc-cache must be executed once per architecture to generate font information customized for that architecture. On a subsequent
run, fc-cache will augment the cache information files with the information for the new 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
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.
FILES
fonts.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-list(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 <keithp@keithp.com> and Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWfontconfig |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |See XInitThreads(3X11) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
NOTES
fc-cache is run automatically at system boot to ensure font caches are up to date via the fc-cache service. The fc-cache service is man-
aged by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:
svc:/application/font/fc-cache
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). The ser-
vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.
04 November 2007 FC-CACHE(1)