fc-cache
(1)
Name
fc-cache - build font information cache files
Synopsis
fc-cache [ -fsvVh ] [ --force ] [ --system-only ] [
--verbose ] [ --version ] [ --help ] [ dir... ]
Description
User Commands 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 asso-
ciated 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)
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User Commands FC-CACHE(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@kei-
thp.com> and Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |system/library/fontconfig |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
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 managed 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 service's status can be queried using the
svcs(1) command.
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