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{{DISPLAYTITLE:wipe_cache.m}} __NOTOC__
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:wipe_cache.m}} __NOTOC__
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Forces a wipe of the Spinach cache folder.
 
Forces a wipe of the Spinach cache folder.
  
 
==Syntax==
 
==Syntax==
  
    wipe_cache(spin_system)
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wipe_cache(spin_system)
  
 
==Arguments==
 
==Arguments==
  
    spin_system - Spinach object with information (stored
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spin_system - Spinach object with information (stored
 
                   in spin_system.sys.scratch) about the cache
 
                   in spin_system.sys.scratch) about the cache
 
                   folder location; use bootstrap() to get the  
 
                   folder location; use bootstrap() to get the  
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==Outputs==
 
==Outputs==
  
    an attempt is made to delete all Spinach-specific files in
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an attempt is made to delete all all Spinach-specific
    spin_system.sys.scratch; this would fail quietly if file  
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    files in spin_system.sys.scratch; this would fail qui-
    system permissions are insufficient
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    etly if file system permissions are insufficient
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ilya.kuprov@weizmann.ac.il
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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[[Kernel_utilities#Housekeeping_functions|Housekeeping functions]]
 
[[Kernel_utilities#Housekeeping_functions|Housekeeping functions]]
  
  
 
''Version 2.11, authors: [[Ilya Kuprov]]''
 
''Version 2.11, authors: [[Ilya Kuprov]]''

Revision as of 15:06, 5 April 2026


Forces a wipe of the Spinach cache folder.

Syntax

wipe_cache(spin_system)

Arguments

spin_system - Spinach object with information (stored

                 in spin_system.sys.scratch) about the cache
                 folder location; use bootstrap() to get the 
                 default object

Outputs

an attempt is made to delete all all Spinach-specific

    files in spin_system.sys.scratch; this would fail qui-
    etly if file system permissions are insufficient
ilya.kuprov@weizmann.ac.il

See also

Housekeeping functions


Version 2.11, authors: Ilya Kuprov