gutenberg_cache_dir: Get the active cache directory path

In gutenbergr: Download and Process Public Domain Works from Project Gutenberg

Get the active cache directory path

Description

Calculates the path to the directory where Gutenberg files are stored, based on the current gutenbergr_cache_type and gutenbergr_base_cache_dir options.

Usage

gutenberg_cache_dir()

Value

A character string representing the path to the cache directory.

Cache options

The following options control caching behavior:

• gutenbergr_cache_type: Character string indicating how downloaded works are cached. Must be either "session" (default) or "persistent".

• gutenbergr_base_cache_dir: Base directory used for persistent caching when gutenbergr_cache_type = "persistent". By default, this is an OS-specific cache directory determined by tools::R_user_dir("gutenbergr", "cache"). Advanced users may set this to a custom path.

Examples

# Get current cache directory
gutenberg_cache_dir()

gutenbergr documentation built on Jan. 19, 2026, 9:07 a.m.