Info command
pixi info prints out useful information to debug a situation or to get an overview of your machine/project.
This information can also be retrieved in json format using the --json flag, which can be useful for programmatically reading it.
➜ pixi info
Pixi version: 0.13.0
Platform: linux-64
Virtual packages: __unix=0=0
: __linux=6.5.12=0
: __glibc=2.36=0
: __cuda=12.3=0
: __archspec=1=x86_64
Cache dir: /home/user/.cache/rattler/cache
Auth storage: /home/user/.rattler/credentials.json
Project
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Version: 0.13.0
Manifest file: /home/user/development/pixi/pixi.toml
Last updated: 25-01-2024 10:29:08
Environments
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default
Features: default
Channels: conda-forge
Dependency count: 10
Dependencies: pre-commit, rust, openssl, pkg-config, git, mkdocs, mkdocs-material, pillow, cairosvg, compilers
Target platforms: linux-64, osx-arm64, win-64, osx-64
Tasks: docs, test-all, test, build, lint, install, build-docs
Global info#
The first part of the info output is information that is always available and tells you what pixi can read on your machine.
Platform#
This defines the platform you're currently on according to pixi. If this is incorrect, please file an issue on the pixi repo.
Virtual packages#
The virtual packages that pixi can find on your machine.
In the Conda ecosystem, you can depend on virtual packages.
These packages aren't real dependencies that are going to be installed, but rather are being used in the solve step to find if a package can be installed on the machine.
A simple example: When a package depends on Cuda drivers being present on the host machine it can do that by depending on the __cuda virtual package.
In that case, if pixi cannot find the __cuda virtual package on your machine the installation will fail.
Cache dir#
Pixi caches all previously downloaded packages in a cache folder. This cache folder is shared between all pixi projects and globally installed tools. Normally the locations would be:
| Platform | Value |
|---|---|
| Linux | $XDG_CACHE_HOME/rattler or $HOME/.cache/rattler |
| macOS | $HOME/Library/Caches/rattler |
| Windows | {FOLDERID_LocalAppData}/rattler |
When your system is filling up you can easily remove this folder. It will re-download everything it needs the next time you install a project.
Auth storage#
Check the authentication documentation
Cache size#
[requires --extended]
The size of the previously mentioned "Cache dir" in Mebibytes.
Project info#
Everything below Project is info about the project you're currently in.
This info is only available if your path has a manifest file (pixi.toml).
Manifest file#
The path to the manifest file that describes the project.
For now, this can only be pixi.toml.
Last updated#
The last time the lockfile was updated, either manually or by pixi itself.
Environment info#
The environment info defined per environment. If you don't have any environments defined, this will only show the default environment.
Features#
This lists which features are enabled in the environment.
For the default this is only default
Channels#
The list of channels used in this environment.
Dependency count#
The amount of dependencies defined that are defined for this environment (not the amount of installed dependencies).
Dependencies#
The list of dependencies defined for this environment.
Target platforms#
The platforms the project has defined.