Getting started with Anaconda Client#

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.

Note

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:

conda install anaconda-client

pip:

pip install anaconda-client

pip from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/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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