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Clear the asset cache

Source: R/cache.R
cache_clear.Rd

Removes cached R installations and/or npm packages from the cache directory.

Usage

cache_clear(what = c("all", "r", "npm", "nodejs", "python"))

Arguments

what

Character string specifying what to clear. One of "all", "nodejs", "r", "python", or a specific cache subdirectory name.

Value

Invisibly returns NULL.

Details

Use this function to free disk space or force re-downloading of assets:

  • "r": Removes only cached R installations

  • "npm": Removes only cached npm packages

  • "nodejs": Removes only cached Node.js installations

  • "python": Removes only cached Python installations

  • "all": Removes all cached assets

If the cache directory doesn't exist, a message is shown and nothing is done.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Clear everything in the cache
cache_clear()

# Clear only R installations
cache_clear("r")

# Clear only npm packages
cache_clear("npm")

# Clear only Node.js installations
cache_clear("nodejs")

# Clear only Python installations
cache_clear("python")
} # }