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.TH "NPM\-CACHE" "1" "July 2012" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-cache\fR \-\- Manipulates packages cache
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
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>]
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.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Used to add, list, or clear the npm cache folder\.
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add:
Add the specified package to the local cache\.  This command is primarily
intended to be used internally by npm, but it can provide a way to
add data to the local installation cache explicitly\.
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ls:
Show the data in the cache\.  Argument is a path to show in the cache
folder\.  Works a bit like the \fBfind\fR program, but limited by the \fBdepth\fR config\.
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clean:
Delete data out of the cache folder\.  If an argument is provided, then
it specifies a subpath to delete\.  If no argument is provided, then
the entire cache is cleared\.
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.SH "DETAILS"
npm stores cache data in \fB$HOME/\.npm\fR\|\.  For each package that is added
to the cache, three pieces of information are stored in \fB{cache}/{name}/{version}\fR:
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\|\.\.\./package/:
A folder containing the package contents as they appear in the tarball\.
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\|\.\.\./package\.json:
The package\.json file, as npm sees it, with overlays applied and a _id attribute\.
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\|\.\.\./package\.tgz:
The tarball for that version\.
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Additionally, whenever a registry request is made, a \fB\|\.cache\.json\fR file
is placed at the corresponding URI, to store the ETag and the requested
data\.
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Commands that make non\-essential registry requests (such as \fBsearch\fR and \fBview\fR, or the completion scripts) generally specify a minimum timeout\.
If the \fB\|\.cache\.json\fR file is younger than the specified timeout, then
they do not make an HTTP request to the registry\.
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.SH "CONFIGURATION"
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.SS "cache"
Default: \fB$HOME/\.npm\fR on Posix, or \fB$HOME/npm\-cache\fR on Windows\.
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.P
The root cache folder\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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npm help folders
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npm help config
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.IP "\(bu" 4
npm help install
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npm help publish
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npm help pack
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