---
name: "gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gdk-pixbuf2"
version: "2.44.8-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders"
---

# gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders(1)

GdkPixbuf loader registration utility

## Name

gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders - GdkPixbuf loader registration utility

## SYNOPSIS

```
gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders [OPTIONS...] [MODULES..]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders** collects information about loadable modules for **gdk-pixbuf** and writes it to the default cache file location, or to **stdout**.

If called without arguments, it looks for modules in the **gdk-pixbuf** loader directory.

If called with arguments, it looks for the specified modules. The arguments may be absolute or relative paths.

Normally, the output of **gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders** is written to **$libdir/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache**, where **gdk-pixbuf** looks for it by default. If it is written to some other location, the environment variable **GDK\_PIXBUF\_MODULE\_FILE** can be set to point **gdk-pixbuf** at the file.

## OPTIONS

- **--update-cache**

  Writes the output to the default cache location instead of the standard output.

## ENVIRONMENT

The environment variable **GDK\_PIXBUF\_MODULEDIR** can be used to specify a different loader directory.

The default **gdk-pixbuf** loader directory is **LIBDIR/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/VERSION/loaders**, where:

- •

  **LIBDIR** is the libdir used when building **gdk-pixbuf**

- •

  **VERSION** is the ABI version for **gdk-pixbuf** loaders