conan Cheatsheet #

Conan is a package manager for C and C++ that helps manage dependencies, build configurations, and package distribution across various platforms.

Basic Commands #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`conan install`	`conan install .`	Install dependencies from a `conanfile.txt` or `conanfile.py`
`conan create`	`conan create . user/channel`	Create a package from a recipe and upload it to a remote
`conan upload`	`conan upload pkg/1.0@user/channel --all`	Upload a package to a remote repository
`conan remove`	`conan remove pkg/1.0@user/channel`	Remove a package from the local cache
`conan info`	`conan info .`	Display information about the dependencies
`conan search`	`conan search pkg/1.0@user/channel`	Search for a package in remotes

Command/Option	Example	Description
`conan list`	`conan list`	List all packages in the local cache
`conan download`	`conan download pkg/1.0@user/channel`	Download a package from a remote repository
`conan export`	`conan export . user/channel`	Export a package recipe to the local cache
`conan upload`	`conan upload pkg/1.0@user/channel --all`	Upload a package to a remote repository

Command/Option	Example	Description
`conan config install`	`conan config install config.json`	Install configuration from a file
`conan config install`	`conan config install config.json`	Install configuration from a file
`conan config set`	`conan config set general.revisions_enabled=True`	Set a configuration option
`conan config remove`	`conan config remove general.revisions_enabled`	Remove a configuration option

Command/Option	Example	Description
`conan remote add`	`conan remote add myremote http://myremote.com`	Add a new remote repository
`conan remote list`	`conan remote list`	List all remote repositories
`conan remote remove`	`conan remote remove myremote`	Remove a remote repository
`conan remote update`	`conan remote update myremote http://newurl.com`	Update a remote repository URL

Command/Option	Example	Description
`conan profile new`	`conan profile new myprofile`	Create a new profile
`conan profile list`	`conan profile list`	List all profiles
`conan profile show`	`conan profile show myprofile`	Show details of a profile
`conan profile update`	`conan profile update settings.compiler=gcc myprofile`	Update profile settings

Command/Option	Example	Description
`conan graph`	`conan graph info .`	Display the dependency graph
`conan package`	`conan package info pkg/1.0@user/channel`	Show package information
`conan build`	`conan build .`	Build a package from a recipe

This cheatsheet covers essential Conan commands for managing C/C++ packages, including installation, configuration, remote management, and more.