conda-env

Manage conda environments

TLDR

List all environments

$ conda env list

Export the current environment to a YAML file

$ conda env export > [environment.yml]

Export only explicitly installed packages

$ conda env export --from-history > [environment.yml]

Create an environment from a YAML file

$ conda env create -f [environment.yml]

Create an environment with a specific name from a file

$ conda env create -n [env_name] -f [environment.yml]

Remove an environment

$ conda env remove --name [env_name]

Update an environment from a YAML file

$ conda env update -f [environment.yml]

SYNOPSIS

conda env subcommand [options]

conda env manages conda environments including creation from specification files, export, and removal. The environment.yml format allows reproducible environment definitions that can include conda packages, pip packages, and channel specifications.Use export --from-history to create cross-platform environment files that only list explicitly requested packages rather than all resolved dependencies.

PARAMETERS

list

List all conda environments.

create

Create an environment from a YAML specification file.

export

Export an environment definition to YAML.

remove

Remove an environment entirely.

update

Update an existing environment from a YAML file.

config

Configure environment-specific variables.

-n NAME, --name NAME

Name of the environment to operate on.

-f FILE, --file FILE

Path to the environment YAML file.

--from-history

(export) Only include packages explicitly installed by the user.

--no-builds

(export) Remove build specification from exported dependencies.

CAVEATS

The --from-history flag only works with structured formats (YAML, JSON), not with explicit or requirements formats. Environment files may not be portable across platforms unless --from-history or --no-builds is used during export.