PIP-CACHE(1)

📦 version 22.3.1, in centos-stream 9

✨ pip-cache(1) — cache management, but make it cute 💖

📛 NAME

pip-cache — literally the description of the pip cache command, bestie 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION

okay so this page is all about inspecting and managing pip's wheel cache. inspect and manage — yes ma'am, that's the vibe ✨

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 💀

Also, <pattern> can be a glob expression or a package name. iykyk 🌸

🛠️ USAGE

Run these exactly like this, no cap:

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. slay 💖

👑 AUTHOR

the author? pip developers. periodt 👑

copyright? The pip developers. iconic 🎀

with love from version 22.3, dated Jun 25, 2025, and this whole PIP-CACHE(1) manual — mwah 💋✨

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