From 8d5961ecaf562e6fcd5ad015852988927df24130 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Massimiliano Culpo <massimiliano.culpo@googlemail.com> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:51:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] spack purge : updated documentation fixes #1938 (#2025) --- lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index 155bbcdb08..efd4c459a2 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -3004,13 +3004,18 @@ Cleans up all of Spack's temporary and cached files. This can be used to recover disk space if temporary files from interrupted or failed installs accumulate in the staging area. -When called with ``--stage`` or ``--all`` (or without arguments, in which case -the default is ``--all``) this removes all staged files; this is equivalent to -running ``spack clean`` for every package you have fetched or staged. +When called with ``--stage`` or without arguments this removes all staged +files and will be equivalent to running ``spack clean`` for every package +you have fetched or staged. -When called with ``--cache`` or ``--all`` this will clear all resources +When called with ``--downloads`` this will clear all resources :ref:`cached <caching>` during installs. +When called with ``--user-cache`` this will remove caches in the user home +directory, including cached virtual indices. + +To remove all of the above, the command can be called with ``--all``. + ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keeping the stage directory on success ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- GitLab