FC-CACHE(1)FC-CACHE(1)NAME
fc-cache - build font information cache files
SYNOPSIS
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 proper‐
ties 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 infor‐
mation 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, over‐
riding 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/fontcon‐
fig/fontconfig-user.html.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> and
Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>.
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 identi‐
fier:
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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Availability │ SUNWfontconfig │
│Interface Stability │ External │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
04 November 2007 FC-CACHE(1)
