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ccache — C/C++ compiler cache. Note: Packages usually provide symlinks for compilers in `/usr/lib/ccache/bin`

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Problem

How to use the ccache command: C/C++ compiler cache. Note: Packages usually provide symlinks for compilers in /usr/lib/ccache/bin. Prepend this directory to $PATH to automatically use ccache for them. More information: <https://ccache.dev/manual/latest.html>.

Solution

ccache — C/C++ compiler cache. Note: Packages usually provide symlinks for compilers in /usr/lib/ccache/bin. Prepend this directory to $PATH to automatically use ccache for them. More information: <https://ccache.dev/manual/latest.html>.

Show current cache statistics:

ccache {{[-s|--show-stats]}}

Clear all cache:

ccache {{[-C|--clear]}}

Reset statistics (but not cache itself):

ccache {{[-z|--zero-stats]}}

Compile C code and cache compiled output (to use ccache on all gcc invocations, see the note above):

ccache gcc {{path/to/file.c}}

Code Snippets

Show current cache statistics

ccache {{[-s|--show-stats]}}

Clear all cache

ccache {{[-C|--clear]}}

Reset statistics (but not cache itself)

ccache {{[-z|--zero-stats]}}

Compile C code and cache compiled output (to use `ccache` on all `gcc` invocations, see the note above)

ccache gcc {{path/to/file.c}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/ccache

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