pvm
Guides

Cache

Inspect, measure, and clean PVM's global package deduplication cache.

PVM maintains a content-addressable package cache at ~/.pvm/packages/. Packages installed via pvm pip install or the wrapped pip install are stored here and hardlinked into environment site-packages directories.

Commands

pvm cache info                  # Show cache statistics
pvm cache list                  # List cached packages
pvm cache savings               # Show disk space savings from deduplication
pvm cache clean                 # Remove orphaned packages from the cache

Pip & Deduplication

How PVM wraps pip install to deduplicate packages across environments using hardlinks.

Configuration

View and change PVM settings via the config command or config.toml.

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Commands