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Cache Files Managed by GeoIPS#

GeoIPS manages a number of different cache files. These are produced to speed up different processes such as the CLI and plugin loading. These cache files are managed by GeoIPS and should not be modified or deleted by the user. They are stored in the $GEOIPS_CACHE_DIR directory, which is set by the GEOIPS_CACHE_DIR environment variable. If this variable is not set, the default directory is determined by platformdirs.user_cache_dir("geoips"). On Linux and WSL this is typically ~/.cache/geoips. On MacOS this is typically ~/Library/Caches/geoips.

Currently, two files are managed by GeoIPS (more planned in the near future):

  • cmd_instructions.json contains information about CLI commands and their descriptions.

  • alias_mapping.json contains information mapping CLI command aliases to their full command names.

In the near future, we plan to move the plugin registry files to the cache directory as well.

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