---
name: "kbuildsycoca4"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdelibs-bin"
version: "4:4.14.38-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kbuildsycoca4"
---

# kbuildsycoca4(8)

Rebuilds the system configuration cache.

## NAME

kbuildsycoca4 - Rebuilds the system configuration cache.

## SYNOPSIS

**kbuildsycoca4** \[\[--nosignal\] \| \[--noincremental\] \| \[--checkstamps\] \| \[--nocheckfiles\] \| \[--global\] \| \[--menutest\] \| \[--track *menu-id*\] \| \[--help\] \| \[--help-qt\] \| \[--help-kde\] \| \[--help-all\] \| \[--author\] \| \[-v, --version\] \| \[--license\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**kbuildsycoca4**, as part of the KDE command line tools ensures the proper operation of KDE by reading in all the .desktop, .xml, and .protocol files to construct a binary database.

KDE itself accesses this database during operation to provide configuration information a program needs to run.

This tool is part of ksycoca4, which stands for KDE System Configuration Cache

## OPTIONS

- **--nosignal**

  Do not signal applications to update

- **--noincremental**

  Disable incremental update, re-read everything

- **--checkstamps**

  Check file timestamps

- **--nocheckfiles**

  Disable checking files (dangerous)

- **--global**

  Create global database

- **--menutest**

  Perform menu generation test run only

- **--track** *menu-id*

  Track menu id for debug purposes

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v , --version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

## USAGE

A standard way to run this program is by simply specifying the following command at the prompt **kbuildsycoca4**

## FILES

/var/tmp/kde-$USER/ksycoca4

The default directory where the cache files are stored.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

$**KDEDIRS**

Specifies which directories are part of the KDE installations

$**KDESYCOCA**

Specifies the path to the sycoca database file

## SEE ALSO

kdeinit4

## BUGS

There are probably tons of bugs. Use **bugs.kde.org**\[1\] to report them.

## AUTHOR

**Darian Lanx** \<content@openprojects.net\>

Author.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  bugs.kde.org

  http://bugs.kde.org