You can use Anaconda Client command line interface (CLI) to:

  • Connect to and manage your Anaconda.org account.
  • Upload packages you have created.
  • Generate access tokens to allow access to private packages.

You can still search for and download packages without having Anaconda Client installed.

Installing Anaconda Client

Use Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) to install Anaconda Client.

There are three methods of installation: conda, pip or pip from source. We recommend using conda.

conda install anaconda-client

Logging in to Anaconda Client from the command line

Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

anaconda login

Displaying a list of Anaconda Client commands

Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

anaconda --help

Finding out more about an Anaconda Client command

Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

# Replace <COMMAND_NAME> with the name of the command about which you want more information
anaconda <COMMAND_NAME> -h

Listing all available Client configuration files

Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

anaconda config --files

Listing all of your Anaconda Client configuration variables

Open Anaconda Prompt (Terminal on macOS/Linux) and run the following command:

anaconda config --show

Finding out more about Anaconda Client

You can learn more about Anaconda Client using the help command, documentation, or by visiting the Anaconda Community forums for community support.

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