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uv self — Manage the `uv` executable itself. More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-se

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Problem

How to use the uv self command: Manage the uv executable itself. More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-self>.

Solution

uv self — Manage the uv executable itself. More information: <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-self>.

Update uv to the latest version:

uv self update

Update uv to a specific version:

uv self update {{0.4.0}}

Check for available uv updates without installing:

uv self update --dry-run

Update uv with verbose output:

uv self update {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Display the current uv version:

uv self version

Display only the version number:

uv self version --short

Display version information in JSON format:

uv self version --output-format json

Code Snippets

Update `uv` to the latest version

uv self update

Update `uv` to a specific version

uv self update {{0.4.0}}

Check for available `uv` updates without installing

uv self update --dry-run

Update `uv` with verbose output

uv self update {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Display the current `uv` version

uv self version

Context

tldr-pages: common/uv self

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