Conda Style Activation

Traditional `conda activate`-like activation

If you prefer to use the traditional conda activate-like activation, you can use the pixi shell-hook command.

shell

$ which python
python not found
$ eval "$(pixi shell-hook)"
$ (default) which python
/path/to/project/.pixi/envs/default/bin/python

For example, with bash and zsh you can use the following command:

shell

eval "$(pixi shell-hook)"

??? tip "Custom activation function" With the --manifest-path option you can also specify which environment to activate. If you want to add a bash function to your ~/.bashrc that will activate the environment, you can use the following command:

=== "Bash/Zsh"
    ```shell
    function pixi_activate() {
        # default to current directory if no path is given
        local manifest_path="${1:-.}"
        eval "$(pixi shell-hook --manifest-path $manifest_path)"
    }
    ```

    After adding this function to your `~/.bashrc`/`~/.zshrc`, you can activate the environment by running:


=== "Fish"

    With fish, you can also evaluate the output of `pixi shell-hook`:

    ```fish
    pixi shell-hook | source
    ```

    Or, if you want to add a function to your `~/.config/fish/config.fish`:

    ```fish
    function pixi_activate
        # default to current directory if no path is given
        set -l manifest_path $argv[1]
        test -z "$manifest_path"; and set manifest_path "."

        pixi shell-hook --manifest-path "$manifest_path" | source
    end
    ```
    After adding this function to your `~/.config/fish/config.fish`, you can activate the environment by running:

```shell
pixi_activate

# or with a specific manifest
pixi_activate ~/projects/my_project
```

??? tip "Using direnv" See our direnv page on how to leverage pixi shell-hook to integrate with direnv.

Traditional conda activate-like activation

Traditional `conda activate`-like activation