tldr/pages/linux/apptainer-cache.md

apptainer cache

Manage the local Apptainer cache. More information: https://apptainer.org/docs/user/main/cli/apptainer_cache.html.

• List all cached container images:

apptainer cache list

• List cached container images with detailed information:

apptainer cache list {{[-v|--verbose]}}

• List only a specific cache type:

apptainer cache list {{[-T|--type]}} {{library|oci|shub|blob|...}}

• Clean the entire cache:

apptainer cache clean

• Clean only a specific cache type:

apptainer cache clean {{[-T|--type]}} {{library|oci|shub|blob|...}}

• Clean cache entries older than a specific number of days:

apptainer cache clean {{[-D|--days]}} {{days}}

• Preview what would be cleaned without removing anything:

apptainer cache clean {{[-n|--dry-run]}}

• Force clean without confirmation:

apptainer cache clean {{[-f|--force]}}