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pip help

Usage: pip <command> [options]

Commands:
  bundle      create pybundle 
  freeze      list installed packages 
  help        show available commands
  install     install packages
  search      search pypi
  uninstall   uninstall packages
  unzip       unzip individual packages
  zip         zip individual packages

General Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -V, --version         show version and exit
  -v, --verbose         increase verbosity
  -q, --quiet           decrease verbosity
  -l, --log path        log file (maximum verbosity)
  --proxy proxy         specify proxy as user:pswd@proxy.server:port
  --timeout sec         set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds)

Python Environment Options:
  -E, --env arg          virtualenv environment to activate
  -s, --site-packages    include site-packages in virtualenv 

Further information:
    [1] man 5 pip
    [2] http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/index.html

pip help (develop 6d6ead)

Usage: pip COMMAND [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            Show help
  -v, --verbose         Give more output
  -q, --quiet           Give less output
  --log=FILENAME        Log file where a complete (maximum verbosity) record will be
                        kept
  --proxy=PROXY         Specify a proxy in the form user:passwd@proxy.server:port.
                        Note that the user:password@ is optional and required only if
                        you are behind an authenticated proxy.  If you provide
                        user@proxy.server:port then you will be prompted for a
                        password.
  --timeout=SECONDS, --default-timeout=SECONDS
                        Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds)

Commands available:
  bundle: Create pybundles (archives containing multiple packages)
  freeze: Output all currently installed packages (exact versions) to stdout
  help: Show available commands
  install: Install packages
  search: Search PyPI
  uninstall: Uninstall packages
  unzip: Unzip individual packages
  zip: Zip individual packages

pip help install

Usage: pip install [options] <package> [<package> ...]

General Options:
  -h, --help             show this help message and exit
  -V, --version          show version and exit
  -v, --verbose          increase verbosity
  -q, --quiet            decrease verbosity
  -l, --log path         log file (maximum verbosity)
  --proxy proxy          specify proxy as user:pswd@proxy.server:port
  --timeout sec          set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds)

Python Environment Options:
  -E, --env path         virtualenv environment to activate
  -s, --site-packages    include site-packages in virtualenv 
  --user                 install to user-site

Package Index Options:
  --no-index             ignore package index 
  -f, --find-links url   url to look for packages at
  -i, --index-url  url   base Python Package Index url 
  -M, --use-mirrors      use pypI mirrors as a fallback 
  --extra-index url      extra package index urls (in addition to --index-url)
  --mirror url           specific mirror urls to query when --use-mirrors

Install Options:
  -r, --requirement path install all packages in requirements file
  -b, --build dir        unpack packages into <dir> and build from there
  -d, --download dir     download packages into <dir> instead of installing them
  --download-cache dir   cache downloaded packages in DIR
  --src, --source dir    check out --editable packages into <dir>
  -U, --upgrade          upgrade all packages to the newest available version
  -I, --ignore-installed ignore the installed packages (reinstalling instead)
  --no-deps              ignore package dependencies
  --no-install           download and unpack, but don't install 
  --no-download          install only downloaded packages (completes --no-install)

  --install-option options
                         extra arguments to be supplied to the setup.py install
                         command (use like --install-option="--install-
                         scripts=/usr/local/bin").  Use multiple --install-
                         option options to pass multiple options to setup.py
                         install.  If you are using an option with a directory
                         path, be sure to use absolute path.

  --global-option options
                         extra global options to be supplied to the
                         setup.pycall before the install command

  -e, --editable <VCS+REPOS_URL[@REV]#egg=PACKAGE
                        Install a package directly from a checkout. Source
                        will be checked out into src/PACKAGE (lower-case) and
                        installed in-place (using setup.py develop). You can
                        run this on an existing directory/checkout (like pip
                        install -e src/mycheckout). This option may be
                        provided multiple times. Possible values for VCS are:
                        svn, git, hg and bzr.

pip help install (develop 6d6ead)

Usage: /tmp/pip-venv/bin/pip install [OPTIONS] PACKAGE_NAMES...

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         Give more output
  -q, --quiet           Give less output
  --log=FILENAME        Log file where a complete (maximum verbosity) record will be
                        kept
  --proxy=PROXY         Specify a proxy in the form user:passwd@proxy.server:port.
                        Note that the user:password@ is optional and required only if
                        you are behind an authenticated proxy.  If you provide
                        user@proxy.server:port then you will be prompted for a
                        password.
  --timeout=SECONDS, --default-timeout=SECONDS
                        Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds)
  -e VCS+REPOS_URL[@REV]#egg=PACKAGE, --editable=VCS+REPOS_URL[@REV]#egg=PACKAGE
                        Install a package directly from a checkout. Source will be
                        checked out into src/PACKAGE (lower-case) and installed in-
                        place (using setup.py develop). You can run this on an
                        existing directory/checkout (like pip install -e
                        src/mycheckout). This option may be provided multiple times.
                        Possible values for VCS are: svn, git, hg and bzr.
  -r FILENAME, --requirement=FILENAME
                        Install all the packages listed in the given requirements
                        file.  This option can be used multiple times.
  -f URL, --find-links=URL
                        URL to look for packages at
  -i URL, --index-url=URL, --pypi-url=URL
                        Base URL of Python Package Index (default
                        http://pypi.python.org/simple/)
  --extra-index-url=URL
                        Extra URLs of package indexes to use in addition to --index-
                        url
  --no-index            Ignore package index (only looking at --find-links URLs
                        instead)
  -M, --use-mirrors     Use the PyPI mirrors as a fallback in case the main index is
                        down.
  --mirrors=URL         Specific mirror URLs to query when --use-mirrors is used
  -b DIR, --build=DIR, --build-dir=DIR, --build-directory=DIR
                        Unpack packages into DIR (default /tmp/pip-venv/build) and
                        build from there
  -d DIR, --download=DIR, --download-dir=DIR, --download-directory=DIR
                        Download packages into DIR instead of installing them
  --download-cache=DIR  Cache downloaded packages in DIR
  --src=DIR, --source=DIR, --source-dir=DIR, --source-directory=DIR
                        Check out --editable packages into DIR (default /tmp/pip-
                        venv/src)
  -U, --upgrade         Upgrade all packages to the newest available version
  --force-reinstall     When upgrading, reinstall all packages even if they are
                        already up-to-date.
  -I, --ignore-installed
                        Ignore the installed packages (reinstalling instead)
  --no-deps, --no-dependencies
                        Ignore package dependencies
  --no-install          Download and unpack all packages, but don't actually install
                        them
  --no-download         Don't download any packages, just install the ones already
                        downloaded (completes an install run with --no-install)
  --install-option=INSTALL_OPTIONS
                        Extra arguments to be supplied to the setup.py install command
                        (use like --install-option="--install-
                        scripts=/usr/local/bin").  Use multiple --install-option
                        options to pass multiple options to setup.py install.  If you
                        are using an option with a directory path, be sure to use
                        absolute path.
  --global-option=GLOBAL_OPTIONS
                        Extra global options to be supplied to the setup.pycall before
                        the install command
  --user                Install to user-site