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Most Windows desktop browsers utilize the keyboard combination Ctrl + F5 to force a page specific cache refresh. Mac OS X based browsers tend to use Command + R. Is there an equivalent cache refresh for a single page in Safari running on iOS?

I realize I can manually clear the browser cache, but I'd prefer to only refresh for the page I am currently viewing.

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Is this what you are thinking of? apple.stackexchange.com/questions/73153/… – bassplayer7 Dec 13 '12 at 20:02
@bassplayer7 it is close but not quite the same. Command + R only refreshes the resources for the specific page you are dealing with. Meaning that externally linked JavaScript from a CDN would also be refreshed. This excludes resources which are not referenced. It's a very fine grained control afforded to desktop browsers and is super handy for web development. – ahsteele Dec 13 '12 at 20:08
Makes sense. As a web developer, I understand your point ofhow convenient it is. I'm assuming that you already do, but I can't help not mention it - I use this app from Adobe for my mobile work. And, I believe restarting the Safari - cumbersome as it is - is at least more of a refresh then the button. I haven't messed with it enough to know exactly what it is refreshing, though. – bassplayer7 Dec 13 '12 at 20:15
Does pushing the refresh button in the address bar not refresh cached content as well? – Gerry Dec 13 '12 at 22:01

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If you force quit Safari (click the home button, then double-click the home button, press and hold the Safari icon in the multitasking bar, then tap the red dot), it appears that Safari will clear its cache. But this will clear the entire cache, not just a single page.

You can also clear Safari cookies and data in the Settings app. Under Advanced you can clear data from individual websites, which may work if you know all the sites associated with the web page you want to flush.

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