---
name: "FcAtomicCreate"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "fontconfig"
version: "2:2.18.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/FcAtomicCreate"
---

# FcAtomicCreate(3)

create an FcAtomic object

## NAME

FcAtomicCreate - create an FcAtomic object

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<fontconfig/fontconfig.h\>**

**FcAtomic \* FcAtomicCreate (const FcChar8   \****file***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a data structure containing data needed to control access to *file*. Writing is done to a separate file.  Once that file is complete, the original configuration file is atomically replaced so that reading process always see a consistent and complete file without the need to lock for reading.