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Clear downloaded package cache

clear_pkg_cache.Rd

Deletes the cache directory used by pkginspectr to store downloaded CRAN and GitHub packages. This is useful for freeing up disk space or forcing fresh downloads in future analyses.

Usage

clear_pkg_cache(type = c("session", "persistent"))

Arguments

type

A string indicating which cache to clear. Must be one of:

  • "session": temporary cache stored in tempdir() (default)

  • "persistent": long-term cache stored in a platform-specific user cache directory via rappdirs::user_cache_dir("pkginspectr")

Value

Used for side effects. Invisibly returns the path that was cleared, or NULL if no cache was found.

Details

You can choose to clear either the session-level cache (temporary files created during the current R session) or the persistent cache (files stored across sessions in a user-specific cache directory).

Examples

# Clear session cache
clear_pkg_cache("session")
#> ℹ No cache found at /tmp/RtmpyPgA41/pkginspectr

# Clear persistent cache
clear_pkg_cache("persistent")
#> ℹ No cache found at ~/.cache/pkginspectr