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.SH "NAME"
gio-querymodules \- GIO module cache creation
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBgio\-querymodules\fR\ 'u
\fBgio\-querymodules\fR {directory...}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBgio\-querymodules\fR
creates a
giomodule\&.cache
file in the listed directories\&. This file lists the implemented extension points for each module that has been found\&. It is used by GIO at runtime to avoid opening all modules just to find out which extension points they are implementing\&.
.PP
GIO modules are usually installed in the
gio/modules
subdirectory of libdir\&.