KBUILDSYCOCA4(8)

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 prop
er 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 configu
ration 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

SEE ALSO

kdeinit4

BUGS

There are probably tons of bugs. Use bugs.kde.org: http://bugs.kde.org to report them.

AUTHOR

Darian Lanx <content@openprojects.net>.
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