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| author | Arttu Tarkiainen <arttu.tarkiainen@qt.io> | 2022-10-20 14:08:14 +0300 |
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| committer | Arttu Tarkiainen <arttu.tarkiainen@qt.io> | 2022-10-21 12:46:37 +0000 |
| commit | 422202d41537729d6fcdb853f686a51f20239f18 (patch) | |
| tree | b2e570b13d44801bdb9e3db9a008844806edf08d /doc | |
| parent | 2dbb8c19ea19b9cef28e29899e50b788eded6f4d (diff) | |
CLI: Add new 'clear-cache' command
The command can be used to clear the contents of local metadata cache
without opening the installer GUI.
Task-number: QTIFW-2810
Change-Id: I18cec027b9945f83d25fa1716858756ececae6d4
Reviewed-by: Katja Marttila <katja.marttila@qt.io>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/installerfw-using.qdoc | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/installerfw.qdoc | 3 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/installerfw-using.qdoc b/doc/installerfw-using.qdoc index a2aac9046..1252bf548 100644 --- a/doc/installerfw-using.qdoc +++ b/doc/installerfw-using.qdoc @@ -479,6 +479,19 @@ installer.exe --root "C:\TargetFolder" --offline-installer-name "MyInstaller" create-offline componentA componentB \endcode + \section1 Clearing the Local Cache + + Online installers and maintenance tools created with the Qt Installer Framework cache the + meta information downloaded from remote repositories to local disk. This improves loading + times for subsequent metadata downloads. + + The cache may grow in size over time. To clear the contents of the entire cache, + use the \c clear-cache command: + + \code + maintenancetool.exe clear-cache + \endcode + \section1 Unattended Usage By default, the generated installers may ask for additional information during installation, diff --git a/doc/installerfw.qdoc b/doc/installerfw.qdoc index e69a545b2..e1ade5a13 100644 --- a/doc/installerfw.qdoc +++ b/doc/installerfw.qdoc @@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ \li co, create-offline <pkg ...> \li Create offline installer from selected packages. \row + \li cc, clear-cache + \li Clear contents of the local metadata cache. + \row \li pr, purge \li Uninstall all packages and remove the program directory. \endtable |