FcAtomicCreate(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the FcAtomicCreate(3) page 💅 — here’s the name tea:

• FcAtomicCreate — create an FcAtomic object 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

lowkey the whole vibe is this:

#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>

FcAtomic * FcAtomicCreate (const FcChar8 *file);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so FcAtomicCreate creates a data structure that contains the data needed to control access to file. The way it works is: writing is done to a separate file ✨. Once that file is complete, the original configuration file gets atomically replaced — so a reading process always sees a consistent and complete file, and there’s no need to lock for reading. no cap, that’s the whole point: readers get the full picture without extra locking drama. 💖

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mwah 💋 — this iconic page is from Fontconfig 2.17.0, dated 27 June 2025. periodt. 🫶