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dotnet nuget locals

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

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

12              dotnet nuget locals <CACHE_LOCATION> [(-c|--clear)|(-l|--list)] [--force-english-output]
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14              dotnet nuget locals -h|--help
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DESCRIPTION

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

22       • CACHE_LOCATION
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24         The cache location to list or clear.  It accepts one of the following
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27         • all - Indicates that the specified  operation  is  applied  to  all
28           cache  types:  http-request  cache,  global packages cache, and the
29           temporary cache.
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31         • http-cache - Indicates that the specified operation is applied only
32           to  the  http-request  cache.  The other cache locations aren’t af‐
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35         • global-packages - Indicates that the specified operation is applied
36           only  to  the  global  packages  cache.   The other cache locations
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39         • temp - Indicates that the specified operation is  applied  only  to
40           the temporary cache.  The other cache locations aren’t affected.
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OPTIONS

43       • --force-english-output
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45         Forces  the application to run using an invariant, English-based cul‐
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48       • -?|-h|--help
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50         Prints out a description of how to use the command.
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52       • -c|--clear
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54         The clear option executes a clear operation on  the  specified  cache
55         type.  The contents of the cache directories are deleted recursively.
56         The executing user/group must have permission to  the  files  in  the
57         cache  directories.   If  not,  an  error is displayed indicating the
58         files/folders that weren’t cleared.
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60       • -l|--list
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62         The list option is used to display  the  location  of  the  specified
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EXAMPLES

66       • Displays the paths of all the local cache directories (http-cache di‐
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70                dotnet nuget locals all -l
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72       • Displays the path for the local http-cache directory:
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76       • Clears  all files from all local cache directories (http-cache direc‐
77         tory, global-packages cache directory, and temporary  cache  directo‐
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80                dotnet nuget locals all --clear
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82       • Clears all files in local global-packages cache directory:
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84                dotnet nuget locals global-packages -c
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86       • Clears all files in local temporary cache directory:
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90   Troubleshooting
91       For  information  on  common problems and errors while using the dotnet
92       nuget locals command, see Managing the NuGet cache.
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