---
name: "FcDirSave"
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/FcDirSave"
---

# FcDirSave(3)

DEPRECATED: formerly used to save a directory cache

## NAME

FcDirSave - DEPRECATED: formerly used to save a directory cache

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FcBool FcDirSave (FcFontSet \****set***, FcStrSet \****dirs***, const FcChar8 \****dir***);**

## DESCRIPTION

This function now does nothing aside from returning FcFalse. It used to creates the per-directory cache file for *dir* and populates it with the fonts in *set* and subdirectories in *dirs*. All of this functionality is now automatically managed by FcDirCacheLoad and FcDirCacheRead.