FC-CACHE(1) |
General Commands Manual |
FC-CACHE(1) |
NAME
fc-cache, fonts.cache - create an index of FreeType font files in a directory
SYNOPSIS
fc-cache [directory-name ... ]
DESCRIPTION
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 application startup when using the fontconfig library.
FILES
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fonts.cache
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Maps file names to font properties. Read by the fontconfig library at application startup to locate appropriate fonts.
SEE ALSO
fontconfig(3)