useful_conda_cmd.md

# Verify conda is installed, check version number
conda info

# Update conda to the current version
conda update conda

# conda install PACKAGENAME 
Install a package included in Anaconda

# Update any installed program
conda update PACKAGENAME

# Create a new environment named py35, install Python 3.5
conda create --name py35 python=3.5 

# Get a list of all my environments, active environment is shown with *
conda env list

# Make exact **copy** of an environment
conda create --clone py35 --name py35-2

# List all packages and versions installed in active environment
conda list

# Use conda to **search** for a package
conda search PACKAGENAME

# Install a package directly from PyPI into the current active environment using pip
pip install boltons