# How to clear browser cache using ruby code?

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 19, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-clear-browser-cache-using-ruby-code/137992 "2008-05-19T10:54:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-clear-browser-cache-using-ruby-code/137992/1 "2008-05-19T10:54:39Z")

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Hi,  
I need some help for clearing browser cache through ruby code how it is  
possible?

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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-clear-browser-cache-using-ruby-code/137992/2 "2008-05-19T12:08:14Z")

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Hi,  
Sunny B. wrote:

> Hi,  
> I need some help for clearing browser cache through ruby code how it is  
> possible?  
> If you are using Internet Explorer,  
> see [del\_cache - Utility for deleting Internet Explorer cache files](http://lazax.com/software/del_cache/del_cache.html)

Regards,

Park H.

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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-clear-browser-cache-using-ruby-code/137992/3 "2008-05-19T13:50:34Z")

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On 19 Mai, 10:54, Sunny B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> ## Hi, I need some help for clearing browser cache through ruby code how it is possible?
> 
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Client side?  
Depends on browser / os

Something like

require “fileutils”  
include FileUtils::Verbose  
Dir[“/home/user/.mozilla/firefox/\*/_Cache/_”].each { |file| rm\_rf  
file }