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conda compare — Compare packages between conda environments. More information: <https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda

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Problem

How to use the conda compare command: Compare packages between conda environments. More information: <https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/commands/compare.html>.

Solution

conda compare — Compare packages between conda environments. More information: <https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/commands/compare.html>.

Compare packages in the current directory to packages from the file file.yml:

conda compare file.yml

Compare packages in environment named myenv to packages from the file file.yml:

conda compare {{[-n|--name]}} myenv {{path/to/file.yml}}

Compare packages in environment myenv at custom path (i.e. prefix) to packages from the file file.yml:

conda compare {{[-p|--prefix]}} {{path/to/myenv}} {{path/to/file.yml}}

Display help:

conda compare {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Compare packages in the current directory to packages from the file `file.yml`

conda compare file.yml

Compare packages in environment named `myenv` to packages from the file `file.yml`

conda compare {{[-n|--name]}} myenv {{path/to/file.yml}}

Compare packages in environment `myenv` at custom path (i.e. prefix) to packages from the file `file.yml`

conda compare {{[-p|--prefix]}} {{path/to/myenv}} {{path/to/file.yml}}

Display help

conda compare {{[-h|--help]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/conda compare

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