---
name: "awww-clear-cache"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "awww"
version: "0.12.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/awww-clear-cache"
---

# awww-clear-cache(1)

## NAME

awww-clear-cache

## SYNOPSIS

**awww clear-cache**

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

## DESCRIPTION

Deletes the **awww** cache directory.

The cache resides at *$XDG\_CACHE\_HOME/awww* or *$HOME/.cache/awww* if $XDG\_CACHE\_HOME does not exist. In this directory, we create another directory corresponding to **awww**s current version number. In there, we have files that cache the last displayed image and animation frames for animated wallpapers. There is one file per output.

Note that **awww** will automatically delete any files and directories in  *$XDG\_CACHE\_HOME/awww* that do not correspond to the exact current **awww** version number. This is to ensure we only keep cache files for the latest **awww** version.

## SEE ALSO

[**awww-img**(1)](/awww-img/1.md)