---
name: "kbuildsycoca6"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "kservice"
version: "6.31.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kbuildsycoca6"
---

# kbuildsycoca6(8)

Rebuilds the KService desktop file system configuration cache

## NAME

kbuildsycoca6 - Rebuilds the KService desktop file system configuration cache

## SYNOPSIS

**kbuildsycoca6** \[*OPTIONS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**kbuildsycoca6** builds binary cache of the data stored in .desktop and MIME type .xml files that the KService framework uses to find plugins, applications and other services.

The KService library uses this database to efficiently provide the information requested of it.

Users do not normally need to run this application directly; KService will run it if necessary, when any of the files whose data is cached are changed.

## OPTIONS

- **--global**

  Ignores any user-set files (in *XDG\_DATA\_HOME*). This is currently only supported on UNIX® systems.

- **--noincremental**

  Rather than using the existing cache and only updating the information that has changed or been added, start with an empty cache. Ignored if **--global** is set.

- **--menutest**

  Test the generation of the application menu database. Does not actually build the cache.

- **--testmode**

  Use the QStandardPaths "test mode" to avoid interfering with user data. This is intended for use with unit tests.

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

  Track a menu ID for debugging.

- **--author**

  Show author information.

- **--license**

  Show license information.

- **-h, --help**

  Show a brief help text.

- **-v , --version**

  Show version information.

## FILES

*cachedir*/ksycoca6\_\[lang\]\_\[sha1-of-dirs\]

The KService cache generated by **kbuildsycoca6**. On UNIX® systems, *cachedir* is typically **XDG\_CACHE\_HOME**.

## SEE ALSO

[**kded5**(8)](/kded5/8.md), [**kdeinit5**(8)](/kdeinit5/8.md)

## BUGS

Please use **KDE's bugtracker**\[1\] to report bugs.

## AUTHORS

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

Wrote the original documentation.

**Alex Merry** \<alexmerry@kde.org\>

Updated the documentation for KDE Frameworks 5.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  KDE's bugtracker

  https://bugs.kde.org