apk add --no-cache

Install packages without using the cache.

Alpine

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$apk add --no-cache PACKAGES

Examples

$apk add --no-cache curl

$apk add --no-cache git openssh

Typical use cases

Standard usage

apk add --no-cache --help

Note Useful for Docker containers to reduce image size.

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