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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", "r", "npm", "nodejs", or "python".

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")
} # }