FC-CACHE(1) 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
fonts.cache
Maps file names to font properties. Read by the fontconfig library at application startup to locate appropriate fonts.
SEE ALSO
fontconfig(3)