npm-cache

Manipulates packages cache

SYNOPSIS

npm cache add <tarball file>
npm cache add <folder>
npm cache add <tarball url>
npm cache add <name>@<version>

npm cache ls [<path>]

npm cache clean [<path>]

DESCRIPTION

Used to add, list, or clear the npm cache folder.

DETAILS

npm stores cache data in $HOME/.npm. For each package that is added to the cache, three pieces of information are stored in {cache}/{name}/{version}:

Additionally, whenever a registry request is made, a .cache.json file is placed at the corresponding URI, to store the ETag and the requested data.

Commands that make non-essential registry requests (such as search and view, or the completion scripts) generally specify a minimum timeout. If the .cache.json file is younger than the specified timeout, then they do not make an HTTP request to the registry.

CONFIGURATION

cache

Default: $HOME/.npm on Posix, or $HOME/npm-cache on Windows.

The root cache folder.

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