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/usr/bin/fc-cache

Library for configuring and customizing font access

From fontconfig 2.18.3-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running fc-cache --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: /usr/bin/fc-cache [-EfrsvVh] [-y SYSROOT] [--error-on-no-fonts] [--force|--really-force] [--sysroot=SYSROOT] [--system-only] [--verbose] [--version] [--help] [dirs]
Build font information caches in [dirs]
(all directories in font configuration by default).

  -E, --error-on-no-fonts  raise an error if no fonts in a directory
  -f, --force              scan directories with apparently valid caches
  -r, --really-force       erase all existing caches, then rescan
  -s, --system-only        scan system-wide directories only
  -y, --sysroot=SYSROOT    prepend SYSROOT to all paths for scanning
  -v, --verbose            display status information while busy
  -V, --version            display font config version and exit
  -h, --help               display this help and exit
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
-E, --error-on-no-fontsraise an error if no fonts in a directoryhelp
-f, --forcescan directories with apparently valid cacheshelp
-r, --really-forceerase all existing caches, then rescanhelp
-s, --system-onlyscan system-wide directories onlyhelp
-y, --sysroot SYSROOTprepend SYSROOT to all paths for scanninghelp
-v, --verbosedisplay status information while busyhelp
-V, --versiondisplay font config version and exithelp
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp

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