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Flutter Doctor advises invalid dart pub cache clear command on first run #128663

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@albertmoravec

Is there an existing issue for this?

Steps to reproduce

  1. Perform fresh Flutter SDK installation (issue only happens upon first run)
  2. Run flutter doctor

Expected results

When pre-existing pub cache is found, flutter tool should advise to run dart pub cache clean

Actual results

Running dart pub cache clear is advised instead (clear instead of clean).

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> flutter --verbose doctor
Found an existing Pub cache at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Pub\Cache.
It can be repaired by running `dart pub cache repair`.
It can be reset by running `dart pub cache clear`.
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.10.4, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2965], locale cs-CZ)
    • Flutter version 3.10.4 on channel stable at C:\tools\flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 682aa387cf (6 days ago), 2023-06-05 18:04:56 -0500
    • Engine revision 2a3401c9bb
    • Dart version 3.0.3
    • DevTools version 2.23.1

[✓] Windows Version (Installed version of Windows is version 10 or higher)

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0-rc4)
    • Android SDK at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
    • Platform android-33, build-tools 34.0.0-rc4
    • Java binary at: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\AndroidStudio\ch-0\222.4459.24.2221.10121639\jbr\bin\java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.6+0-b2043.56-9586694)
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    • Visual Studio at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community
    • Visual Studio Community 2019 version 16.11.33214.272
    • Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.19041.0

[✓] Android Studio (version 2022.2)
    • Android Studio at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\JetBrains\Toolbox\apps\AndroidStudio\ch-0\222.4459.24.2221.10121639
    • Flutter plugin version 74.0.2
    • Dart plugin version 222.4582
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.6+0-b2043.56-9586694)

[✓] VS Code, 64-bit edition (version 1.79.0)
    • VS Code at C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code
    • Flutter extension version 3.40.0

[✓] Connected device (3 available)
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• No issues found!
> dart pub cache clear
Could not find a subcommand named "clear" for "dart pub cache".

Did you mean one of these?
  clean


Usage: dart pub cache [arguments...]
-h, --help    Print this usage information.

Available subcommands:
  add      Install a package.
  clean    Clears the global PUB_CACHE.
  repair   Reinstall cached packages.

Run "dart help" to see global options.
See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/cmd/pub-cache for detailed documentation.
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