FcDirCacheCreateUUID(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the manual page for FcDirCacheCreateUUID(3) ✨ The whole vibe here is “Create .uuid file at a directory” — that’s the name of the game, no cap. 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

like, here’s the exact signature, character for character:

#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>

FcBool FcDirCacheCreateUUID (FcChar8 *dir, FcBool force, FcConfig *config);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so major heads-up: this function is deprecated. It doesn’t take any effects. Literally no effects, bestie 😭 so don’t expect it to do stuff.

Deprecated is deprecated, periodt 💅 don’t build your whole personality around this one.

🎀 SINCE 🎀

It’s been a thing since version 2.12.92 ✨

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