Command Reference

Complete reference for all scoop commands.

Commands Overview

Command	Aliases	Description
`scoop list`	`ls`	List virtualenvs or Python versions
`scoop create`	-	Create virtualenv
`scoop use`	-	Set + activate environment
`scoop remove`	`rm`, `delete`	Remove virtualenv
`scoop install`	-	Install Python version
`scoop uninstall`	-	Uninstall Python version
`scoop doctor`	-	Diagnose installation
`scoop info`	-	Show virtualenv details
`scoop status`	-	Summarise the currently active env
`scoop which`	-	Resolve an executable inside an env
`scoop run`	-	Run a command inside an env without activating
`scoop sync`	-	Apply `.scoop.toml` declaratively
`scoop export`	-	Write a portable JSON snapshot of an env
`scoop import`	-	Recreate an env from an export file (or stdin)
`scoop clone`	-	Duplicate an env (with or without packages)
`scoop migrate`	-	Migrate from pyenv/conda/venvwrapper
`scoop gc`	-	Garbage-collect orphan virtualenvs
`scoop prune`	-	Prune the uv cache
`scoop verify`	-	Per-env health diagnosis (6 checks)
`scoop lang`	-	Get/set display language
`scoop shell`	-	Set shell-specific env (temporary)
`scoop init`	-	Shell init script
`scoop completions`	-	Completion script
`scoop man`	-	Generate man pages (for distro packagers)

Global Options

Available for all commands:

Option	Description
`-q`, `--quiet`	Suppress all output
`--no-color`	Disable colored output
`-h`, `--help`	Show help message
`-V`, `--version`	Show version

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
`SCOOP_HOME`	Base directory for scoop	`~/.scoop`
`SCOOP_NO_AUTO`	Disable auto-activation	(unset)
`SCOOP_LANG`	Display language (en, ko, ja, pt-BR)	System locale
`NO_COLOR`	Disable colored output	(unset)

Directory Layout

Location	Purpose
`~/.scoop/virtualenvs/`	Virtual environments storage
`~/.scoop/version`	Global default environment
`.scoop-version`	Local environment preference
`.venv`	Symlink to active environment (with `--link`)