locals command (NuGet CLI)

Applies to: package consumption • Supported versions: 3.3+

Clears or lists local NuGet resources such as the http-cache, global-packages folder, and the temp folder. The locals command can also be used to display a list of those locations. For more information, see Managing the global packages and cache folders.

Usage

nuget locals <folder> [options]

where <folder> is one of all, http-cache, packages-cache (3.5 and earlier), global-packages, temp (3.4+), and plugins-cache (4.8+).

Options

  • -Clear

    Clears the specified folder.

  • -ConfigFile

    The NuGet configuration file to apply. If not specified, %AppData%\NuGet\NuGet.Config (Windows), or ~/.nuget/NuGet/NuGet.Config or ~/.config/NuGet/NuGet.Config (Mac/Linux) is used.

  • -ForceEnglishOutput

    (3.5+) Forces nuget.exe to run using an invariant, English-based culture.

  • -?|-help

    Displays help information for the command.

  • -List

    Lists the location of the specified folder, or the locations of all folders when used with all.

  • -NonInteractive

    Suppresses prompts for user input or confirmations.

  • -Verbosity [normal|quiet|detailed]

    Specifies the amount of detail displayed in the output: normal (the default), quiet, or detailed.

Also see Environment variables

Examples

nuget locals all -list
nuget locals http-cache -clear

For additional examples, see Managing the global packages and cache folders.