Index: trunk/src/Makefile.dep
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/Makefile.dep	(revision 2236)
+++ trunk/src/Makefile.dep	(revision 2237)
@@ -2249,6 +2249,15 @@
  ../src_3rd/liblihata/lihata.h ../src_3rd/liblihata/parser.h \
  ../src_3rd/liblihata/genht/htsp.h ../src_3rd/genvector/vtp0.h \
  list_conf.h error.h
+plug_footprint_act.o: plug_footprint_act.c ../config.h ../config.manual.h \
+ ../config.auto.h global.h const.h macro.h global_typedefs.h unit.h \
+ global_objs.h ../src_3rd/genlist/gendlist.h globalconst.h polyarea.h \
+ list_common.h list_line.h ../src_3rd/genlist/gentdlist_impl.h \
+ ../src_3rd/genlist/gendlist.h ../src_3rd/genlist/gentdlist_undef.h \
+ list_arc.h list_text.h list_poly.h list_pad.h list_pin.h list_rat.h \
+ vtonpoint.h ../src_3rd/genvector/genvector_impl.h \
+ ../src_3rd/genvector/genvector_undef.h hid.h vtroutestyle.h \
+ global_element.h list_element.h plug_footprint.h vtlibrary.h
 plug_io.o: plug_io.c ../config.h ../config.manual.h ../config.auto.h \
  conf_core.h conf.h global.h const.h macro.h global_typedefs.h unit.h \
  global_objs.h ../src_3rd/genlist/gendlist.h globalconst.h polyarea.h \
Index: trunk/src/Makefile.in
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/Makefile.in	(revision 2236)
+++ trunk/src/Makefile.in	(revision 2237)
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 	plugins.o
 	plug_io.o
 	plug_footprint.o
+	plug_footprint_act.o
 	polygon.o
 	polygon1.o
 	polygon_act.o
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@
 put /local/pcb/ACTION_REG_SRC  {
 	action_act.c buffer.c change_act.c conf_act.c file_act.c find_act.c
 	gui_act.c main_act.c misc.c move.c netlist.c
-	object_act.c plugins.c polygon_act.c rats_act.c rats_patch.c
-	remove_act.c select_act.c undo_act.c
+	object_act.c plugins.c polygon_act.c plug_footprint_act.c rats_act.c
+	rats_patch.c remove_act.c select_act.c undo_act.c
 }
 
 #---- modules ----#
Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.h	(revision 2236)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.h	(revision 2237)
@@ -83,4 +83,8 @@
 const char *fp_default_search_path(void);
 
 int fp_host_uninit(void);
+
+/* rescan/reload all footprints in the library cache */
+int fp_rehash(void);
+
 #endif
Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint_act.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint_act.c	(nonexistent)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint_act.c	(revision 2237)
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ *                            COPYRIGHT
+ *
+ *  PCB, interactive printed circuit board design
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016 Tibor 'Igor2' Palinkas
+ * 
+ *  This module, debug, was written and is Copyright (C) 2016 by Tibor Palinkas
+ *  this module is also subject to the GNU GPL as described below
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "global.h"
+#include "hid.h"
+#include "plug_footprint.h"
+
+static const char fp_rehash_syntax[] = "fp_rehash()" ;
+static const char fp_rehash_help[] = "Flush the library index; rescan all library search paths and rebuild the library index. Useful if there are changes in the library during a pcb-rnd session.";
+static int Action_fp_rehash(int argc, char **argv, Coord x, Coord y)
+{
+	fp_rehash();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+HID_Action conf_plug_footprint_list[] = {
+	{"fp_rehash", 0, Action_fp_rehash,
+	 fp_rehash_help, fp_rehash_syntax}
+};
+
+REGISTER_ACTIONS(conf_plug_footprint_list, NULL)