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dotnet-nuget-locals.1

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dotnet-nuget-locals

dotnet nuget locals
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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dotnet nuget locals

This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions

NAME

dotnet-nuget-locals - Clears or lists local NuGet resources.

SYNOPSIS

dotnet nuget locals <CACHE_LOCATION> [(-c|--clear)|(-l|--list)] [--force-english-output]

dotnet nuget locals -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

The dotnet nuget locals command clears or lists local NuGet resources in the http-request cache, temporary cache, or machine-wide global packages folder.

ARGUMENTS


	•		CACHE_LOCATION

The cache location to list or clear. It accepts one of the following values:


	•		all - Indicates that the specified operation is applied to all cache types: http-request cache, global packages cache, and the temporary cache.
	•		http-cache - Indicates that the specified operation is applied only to the http-request cache. The other cache locations aren’t affected.
	•		global-packages - Indicates that the specified operation is applied only to the global packages cache. The other cache locations aren’t affected.
	•		temp - Indicates that the specified operation is applied only to the temporary cache. The other cache locations aren’t affected.

OPTIONS


	•		—force-english-output

Forces the application to run using an invariant, English-based culture.


	•		-?\|-h\|—help

Prints out a description of how to use the command.


	•		-c\|—clear

The clear option executes a clear operation on the specified cache type. The contents of the cache directories are deleted recursively. The executing user/group must have permission to the files in the cache directories. If not, an error is displayed indicating the files/folders that weren’t cleared.


	•		-l\|—list

The list option is used to display the location of the specified cache type.

EXAMPLES


	•		Displays the paths of all the local cache directories (http-cache directory, global-packages cache directory, and temporary cache directory):

dotnet nuget locals all -l


	•		Displays the path for the local http-cache directory:

dotnet nuget locals http-cache --list


	•		Clears all files from all local cache directories (http-cache directory, global-packages cache directory, and temporary cache directory):

dotnet nuget locals all --clear


	•		Clears all files in local global-packages cache directory:

dotnet nuget locals global-packages -c


	•		Clears all files in local temporary cache directory:

dotnet nuget locals temp -c

Troubleshooting

For information on common problems and errors while using the dotnet nuget locals command, see Managing the NuGet cache.