What does `Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]` do exactly?

Question

First off, I apologize for asking such a dumb question. But the reason I ask is because I\'m having a hard time finding an answer. I\'ve tried searching Chef\'s docs, but I

Answer 1

The specific value varies by platform and method of install, but that config value defaults to somewhere you can write out temp files. Generally it will be something like /var/chef/cache. This is used for caching cookbooks and files in them, but as you noted you can also use it from your own code for the same kind of thing.