Command-line tool

sccache

brew/sccache

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Used as a compiler wrapper and avoids compilation when possible

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Mozilla.sccache -e
scoop install sccache
cargo install sccache

macOS

brew install sccache
cargo install sccache

Linux

brew install sccache
cargo install sccache

Show compilation statistics

sccache -s

Run `gcc` (or any compiler command) through `sccache`

sccache gcc path/to/file.c

Start `sccache` server in the foreground and print logs

sccache --stop-server; SCCACHE_LOG=trace SCCACHE_START_SERVER=1 SCCACHE_NO_DAEMON=1 sccache

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