Common conda and terminal commands

terminal-commands.txt

Windows: open the miniforge terminal prompt

conda info --envs
# prints a list of the virtual environments you have
conda create --name myenv
# create a new virtual environment

conda activate myenv
# activate a virtual environment

conda list
# similar to 'pip list', this shows a list of packages/libraries installed in the virtual environment

mamba install packagename
# "mamba install" is faster than "conda install" (yoyu
# installs a package into the virtual environment

mamba remove packagename
# to uninstall a package

conda deactivate
# Deactivate the virtual environment before you 

conda remove --name myenv --all
# deletes the whole virtual environment completely

conda clean --all
# removes cached tarballs, etc. from the cache

jupyterlab
# how to launch 

Using the command line:
pwd
# print working directory (where am I)

cd /path/to/newfolder
# change directory

cd ~
# move back to my home directory 

cd ...
# Moves up one folder level
cd ../..
# moves up two folder levels, etc.

mkdir newfoldername
# make new folder

# making directories in Python
import os
os.mkdir("singlefolder")
os.makedirs("path/to/nested/directory")
# https://note.nkmk.me/en/python-os-mkdir-makedirs/

Delete folders in Windows Explorer / Finder / Dolphin / etc.