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6 pip-help - description of pip help command
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9 Show help for commands
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13 python -m pip help <command>
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16 -h, --help
17 Show help.
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19 --debug
20 Let unhandled exceptions propagate outside the main subroutine,
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23 --isolated
24 Run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and
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27 -v, --verbose
28 Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3
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31 -V, --version
32 Show version and exit.
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35 Give less output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3
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39 --log <path>
40 Path to a verbose appending log.
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42 --no-input
43 Disable prompting for input.
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45 --proxy <proxy>
46 Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.
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49 Maximum number of retries each connection should attempt (de‐
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53 Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).
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55 --exists-action <action>
56 Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore,
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59 --trusted-host <hostname>
60 Mark this host or host:port pair as trusted, even though it does
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64 Path to PEM-encoded CA certificate bundle. If provided, over‐
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69 Path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the
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73 Store the cache data in <dir>.
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76 Disable the cache.
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79 Don't periodically check PyPI to determine whether a new version
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83 Suppress colored output.
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86 Silence deprecation warnings for upcoming unsupported Pythons.
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89 Enable new functionality, that may be backward incompatible.
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92 Enable deprecated functionality, that will be removed in the fu‐
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