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<h1 id="top">Os.cache_dir</h1>
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<code class="sig">Os.cache_dir(app) -&gt; string</code>
<div class="desc"><p>The per-user directory for an application's disposable cache — regenerable data the system may clear under disk pressure. Never store anything here you cannot recreate.</p><p>| | |
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| macOS | <code>~/Library/Caches/&lt;app&gt;</code> |
| Linux | <code>$XDG_CACHE_HOME/&lt;app&gt;</code>, or <code>~/.cache/&lt;app&gt;</code> |</p><p>An XDG variable that is set but empty falls back to the default, as the spec requires.</p></div>
<div class="params"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="param" id="param-app"><code class="pname">app</code><span class="pdesc">the application name (used as the folder name)</span></div></div>
<div class="examples"><h2>Example</h2><pre data-lang="ludic">program CacheDir {
entry {
let dir = Os.cache_dir("MyGame")
print(len(dir))
}
}</pre></div>
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