R: Removes all files in a cache file directory

clearCache {R.cache} | R Documentation

## Removes all files in a cache file directory

### Description

Removes all files in a cache file directory.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    clearCache(path=getCachePath(...), ..., recursive=FALSE, prompt=TRUE && interactive())

### Arguments

`path` | A `character` string specifying the directory to be cleared. By default, the path is what is returned by `getCachePath`() which arguments `...` are also passed.
`...` | Arguments passed to `getCachePath`(), especially argument `dirs` to specify subdirectories.
`recursive` | If `TRUE`, subdirectories are also removed, otherwise just the files in the specified directory.
`prompt` | If `TRUE`, the user will be prompted to confirm that the directory will cleared before files are removed.

### Details

If the specified directory does not exists, an exception is thrown.

### Value

Returns (invisibly) a `character` `vector` of pathnames of the files removed. If no files were removed, `NULL` is returned.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

[Package R.cache version 0.13.0 Index]