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uv cache — Manage `uv`'s global cache directory. More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv

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Problem

How to use the uv cache command: Manage uv's global cache directory. More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-cache>.

Solution

uv cache — Manage uv's global cache directory. More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-cache>.

Show the cache directory path:

uv cache dir

Clean the entire cache (removes all cached packages and environments):

uv cache clean

Clean the cache for specific packages:

uv cache clean {{package1 package2 ...}}

Prune all unreachable objects from the cache:

uv cache prune

Prune cache optimized for CI environments like GitHub Actions:

uv cache prune --ci

Use a specific cache directory:

uv cache clean --cache-dir {{path/to/cache}}

Clean cache with verbose output:

uv cache clean {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Code Snippets

Show the cache directory path

uv cache dir

Clean the entire cache (removes all cached packages and environments)

uv cache clean

Clean the cache for specific packages

uv cache clean {{package1 package2 ...}}

Prune all unreachable objects from the cache

uv cache prune

Prune cache optimized for CI environments like GitHub Actions

uv cache prune --ci

Context

tldr-pages: common/uv cache

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