LocalCache

caches a cloud object in a local object.

caches the contents of a url in a local object.

caches the contents of obj in the specified local object.

Details

LocalCache[obj] chooses the name of the caching local object based on the name of obj.
Local caches by default are created under the directory given by $CacheBaseDirectory.
Reevaluating LocalCache[obj] fetches a new copy of obj only if necessary, or if no modification time is available.
LocalCache[URL[url]] uses URLDownload to obtain the contents of url.

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Cache a cloud object:

Cache the contents of a web URL:

Specify the name of the local object to use as cache:

Create and cache a cloud object, then update its contents:

Update the cloud object:

The cache still contains the old version:

Update the cache:

List all existing cache objects under $CacheBaseDirectory:

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