NAME

       pip3-cache - description of pip3 cache command

DESCRIPTION

       Inspect and manage pip's wheel cache.

       Subcommands:

       • dir: Show the cache directory.

       • info: Show information about the cache.

       • list: List filenames of packages stored in the cache.

       • remove: Remove one or more package from the cache.

       • purge: Remove all items from the cache.

       <pattern> can be a glob expression or a package name.

USAGE

          python -m pip cache dir
          python -m pip cache info
          python -m pip cache list [<pattern>] [--format=[human, abspath]]
          python -m pip cache remove <pattern>
          python -m pip cache purge

OPTIONS

       --format <list_format>
              Select the output format among: human (default) or abspath

              (environment variable: PIP_FORMAT)

AUTHOR

       pip developers

COPYRIGHT

       The pip developers

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