---
name: "dwww-refresh-cache"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dwww"
version: "1.16"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dwww-refresh-cache"
---

# dwww-refresh-cache(8)

rebuilds dwww cache directory

## NAME

dwww-refresh-cache - rebuilds dwww cache directory

## SYNOPSIS

**dwww-refresh-cache**

## DESCRIPTION

**dwww-refresh-cache** is a simple shell script, which deletes outdated cache files and rebuilds contents of the dwww cache directory */var/cache/dwww*. In default installation, the script is called from */etc/cron.daily/dwww*, so the cache is refreshed every day.

## CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

- DWWW\_KEEPDAYS

  Specifies, how many days documents that have not been accessed should be kept in the cache. Default is **10** days.

- DWWW\_QUICKFIND\_DB

  Location of the installed packages and programs cache file, generated with help of [**dwww-quickfind**(8)](/dwww-quickfind/8.md). Default is */var/cache/dwww/quickfind.dat*.

- DWWW\_DOCBASE2PKG\_DB

  Location of the cache file, which maps installed doc-base files to packages names, used by the [**dwww-build-menu**(8)](/dwww-build-menu/8.md). Default is */var/cache/dwww/docbase2pkg.dat*.

## FILES

- */etc/dwww/dwww.conf*

  Configuration file for [**dwww**(7)](/dwww/7.md).

- */var/cache/dwww*

  dwww cache directory.

- */etc/cron.daily/dwww.*

  dwww daily cron job

## SEE ALSO

[**dwww**(7)](/dwww/7.md), [**dwww-build-menu**(8)](/dwww-build-menu/8.md), [**dwww-cache**(8)](/dwww-cache/8.md), [**dwww-find**(8)](/dwww-find/8.md).

## AUTHOR

Robert Luberda.\
 See [**dwww**(7)](/dwww/7.md), for copyrights and stuff.