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Package management made easy

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Pixi [version 0.70.2] - Developer Workflow and Environment Management for Multi-Platform,
Language-Agnostic Workspaces.

Pixi is a versatile developer workflow tool designed to streamline the management of your
workspace's dependencies, tasks, and environments.
Built on top of the Conda ecosystem, Pixi offers seamless integration with the PyPI ecosystem.

Basic Usage:
    Initialize pixi for a workspace:
    $ pixi init
    $ pixi add python numpy pytest

    Run a task:
    $ pixi task add test 'pytest -s'
    $ pixi run test

Found a Bug or Have a Feature Request?
Open an issue at: https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/issues

Need Help?
Ask a question on the Prefix Discord server: https://discord.gg/kKV8ZxyzY4

For more information, see the documentation at: https://pixi.sh

Usage: pixi [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

Commands:
  add         Adds dependencies to the workspace [aliases: a]
  auth        Login to prefix.dev or anaconda.org servers to access private channels
  clean       Cleanup the environments
  completion  Generates a completion script for a shell
  config      Configuration management
  exec        Run a command and install it in a temporary environment [aliases: x]
  global      Subcommand for global package management actions [aliases: g]
  info        Information about the system, workspace and environments for the current machine
  init        Creates a new workspace
  import      Imports a file into an environment in an existing workspace.
  install     Install an environment, both updating the lock file and installing the environment
              [aliases: i]
  list        List the packages of the current workspace [aliases: ls]
  lock        Solve environment and update the lock file without installing the environments
  reinstall   Re-install an environment, both updating the lock file and re-installing the
              environment
  publish     Build a conda package and publish it to a channel.
  remove      Removes dependencies from the workspace [aliases: rm]
  run         Runs task in the pixi environment [aliases: r]
  search      Search a conda package
  shell       Start a shell in a pixi environment, run `exit` to leave the shell [aliases: s]
  shell-hook  Print the pixi environment activation script
  task        Interact with tasks in the workspace
  tree        Show a tree of workspace dependencies [aliases: t]
  update      The `update` command checks if there are newer versions of the dependencies and
              updates the `pixi.lock` file and environments accordingly
  upgrade     Checks if there are newer versions of the dependencies and upgrades them in the lock
              file and manifest file
  upload      Upload conda packages to various channels
  workspace   Modify the workspace configuration file through the command line
  help        Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -V, --version  Print version

Global Options:
  -h, --help           Display help information
  -v, --verbose...     Increase logging verbosity (-v for warnings, -vv for info, -vvv for debug,
                       -vvvv for trace)
  -q, --quiet...       Decrease logging verbosity (quiet mode)
      --color <COLOR>  Whether the log needs to be colored [env: PIXI_COLOR=] [default: auto]
                       [possible values: always, never, auto]
      --no-progress    Hide all progress bars, always turned on if stderr is not a terminal [env:
                       PIXI_NO_PROGRESS=]
      --list           List all installed commands (built-in and extensions)
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-V, --versionPrint versionhelp
-h, --helpDisplay help informationhelp
-v, --verboseIncrease logging verbosity (-v for warnings, -vv for info, -vvv for debug,help
-q, --quietDecrease logging verbosity (quiet mode)help
--color COLORWhether the log needs to be colored [env: PIXI_COLOR=] [default: auto] [possible values: always, never, auto]help
--no-progressHide all progress bars, always turned on if stderr is not a terminal [env: PIXI_NO_PROGRESS=]help
--listList all installed commands (built-in and extensions)help

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