From e65a22cd4fe30c097dd0b4d734aec5d386c14f3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 23:14:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Document the default cache directories

---
 docs/reference/pip_install.rst | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
index 51c2f5d0f..7eb37e6a7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -291,6 +291,15 @@ While this cache attempts to minimize network activity, it does not prevent
 network access all together. If you want a fast/local install solution that
 circumvents accessing PyPI, see :ref:`Fast & Local Installs`.
 
+The default location for the cache directory depends on the Operating System:
+
+Unix
+  :file:`~/.cache/pip` and it respects the ``XDG_CACHE_HOME`` directory.
+OS X
+  :file:`~/Library/Caches/pip`.
+Windows
+  :file:`<CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA>\pip\Cache`
+
 
 Hash Verification
 +++++++++++++++++