---
name: "FcDirCacheRead"
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/FcDirCacheRead"
---

# FcDirCacheRead(3)

read or construct a directory cache

## NAME

FcDirCacheRead - read or construct a directory cache

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FcCache \* FcDirCacheRead (const FcChar8 \****dir***, FcBool** *force***, FcConfig \****config***);**

## DESCRIPTION

This returns a cache for *dir*. If *force* is FcFalse, then an existing, valid cache file will be used. Otherwise, a new cache will be created by scanning the directory and that returned.