pixi search

Search a conda package

Usage

pixi search [OPTIONS] <PACKAGE>

Arguments

• <PACKAGE>

  MatchSpec of a package to search
  required: true

Options

• --channel (-c) <CHANNEL>

  The channels to consider as a name or a url. Multiple channels can be specified by using this field multiple times
  May be provided more than once.

• --platform (-p) <PLATFORM>

  The platform to search packages for. By default, searches all platforms from the manifest (or all known platforms if no manifest is found). Accepts a workspace platform name; a bare conda subdir (e.g. linux-64) is also accepted

• --limit (-l) <LIMIT>

  Limit the number of versions shown per package, -1 for no limit
  default: 5

• --limit-packages (-n) <LIMIT_PACKAGES>

  Limit the number of packages shown, -1 for no limit
  default: 5

• --json

  Output in JSON format

Config Options

• --no-config

  Don't read system or user-level configuration files. Project-local <project>/.pixi/config.toml is still loaded
  env: PIXI_NO_CONFIG
  default: false

• --config-file <PATH>

  Load configuration from this file instead of searching system and user-level paths. Project-local <project>/.pixi/config.toml is still merged on top
  env: PIXI_CONFIG_FILE

• --auth-file <AUTH_FILE>

  Path to the file containing the authentication token

• --concurrent-downloads <CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS>

  Max concurrent network requests, default is 50

• --concurrent-solves <CONCURRENT_SOLVES>

  Max concurrent solves, default is the number of CPUs

• --pinning-strategy <PINNING_STRATEGY>

  Set pinning strategy
  options: semver, minor, major, latest-up, exact-version, no-pin

• --pypi-keyring-provider <PYPI_KEYRING_PROVIDER>

  Specifies whether to use the keyring to look up credentials for PyPI
  options: disabled, subprocess

• --run-post-link-scripts

  Run post-link scripts (insecure)

• --no-symbolic-links

  Disallow symbolic links during package installation
  env: PIXI_NO_SYMBOLIC_LINKS

• --no-hard-links

  Disallow hard links during package installation
  env: PIXI_NO_HARD_LINKS

• --no-ref-links

  Disallow ref links (copy-on-write) during package installation
  env: PIXI_NO_REF_LINKS

• --tls-no-verify

  Do not verify the TLS certificate of the server

• --offline=<OFFLINE>

  Run without network access, using only cached data. Commands fail if data is missing from the cache. Pass --offline=false to override an offline setting from the configuration
  env: PIXI_OFFLINE
  options: y, yes, t, true, on, 1, n, no, f, false, off, 0

• --tls-root-certs <TLS_ROOT_CERTS>

  Which TLS root certificates to use: 'webpki' (bundled Mozilla roots) or 'system' (system store)
  env: PIXI_TLS_ROOT_CERTS

• --use-environment-activation-cache

  Use environment activation cache (experimental)

Global Options

• --manifest-path (-m) <MANIFEST_PATH>

  The path to pixi.toml, pyproject.toml, or the workspace directory

• --workspace (-w) <WORKSPACE>

  Name of the workspace

Description

Search a conda package

Its output will list the latest version of package.

Examples

pixi search pixi
pixi search --limit 30 "py*"
# search in a different channel and for a specific platform
pixi search -c robostack --platform linux-64 "*plotjuggler*"
# search for a specific version of a package
pixi search "rattler-build<=0.35.4"
pixi search "rattler-build[build_number=h2d22210_0]" --platform linux-64