conda info

Display information about current conda install

The conda info command displays information about the current conda installation, including version information, environment details, configuration files, and system information.

Syntax

conda info [options]

Options

-a, --all

Show all information including environment variables and system details.

conda info --all

--base

Display the base environment path.

conda info --base

-e, --envs

List all known conda environments. Combine with --json to obtain more details including creation time, last modified time, and size information.

conda info --envs
conda info --envs --json

-s, --system

List environment variables and system information.

conda info --system

--size

Show conda-managed disk usage for each environment (excludes untracked files created after installation). Can only be used with --envs.

conda info --envs --size

--unsafe-channels

Display list of channels with tokens exposed.

This option will expose authentication tokens in channel URLs. Use with caution.

conda info --unsafe-channels

--json

Report all output as JSON. Suitable for programmatic use.

conda info --json

--offline

(Deprecated) Run in offline mode.

Output Information

When run without arguments, conda info displays:

• Active environment: Current active environment name and location
• Shell level: Current conda shell level (CONDA_SHLVL)
• User config file: Location of user .condarc file
• Populated config files: All .condarc files being used
• Conda version: Installed conda version
• Conda-build version: Installed conda-build version (if available)
• Python version: Python version information
• Solver: Current solver being used (classic or libmamba)
• Virtual packages: System virtual packages detected
• Base environment: Location and writability of base environment
• Conda av data dir: Location of artifact verification data
• Conda av metadata url: URL for artifact verification metadata
• Channel URLs: Configured channels
• Package cache: Location of package cache directories
• Envs directories: Directories where environments are stored
• Temporary directory: System temporary directory
• Platform: Current platform/subdir
• User-agent: Conda user agent string
• Administrator/UID:GID: User permissions information
• Netrc file: Location of netrc file (if configured)
• Offline mode: Whether offline mode is enabled

Common Use Cases

Display basic conda information

Get an overview of your conda installation:

conda info

List all environments

See all available conda environments:

conda info --envs

Get base environment path

Useful for scripting:

conda info --base

This returns just the path, for example:

/home/user/miniconda3

Check environment sizes

See how much disk space each environment is using:

conda info --envs --size

The --size option only counts conda-managed files and excludes any files created after package installation.

View system information

See environment variables and system details:

conda info --system

This displays:

• Python sys.version, sys.prefix, and sys.executable
• Conda location and related executables
• User site directories
• All CONDA_, PYTHON_, and *_PATH environment variables
• Proxy settings (values hidden for security)

Get JSON output for scripting

Extract conda information programmatically:

conda info --json

With environments and details:

conda info --envs --json

Check all information

Get comprehensive output including system variables:

conda info --all