What Does the -c Flag Do in conda install?

[fog37]

TL;DR

Installing OpenCV, python

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to install OpenCV, which is a library for image processing. I am downloading the Python Anaconda distribution where to use OpenCV. I read that the following commands are needed at the prompt:

conda install -c conda-forge opencv

install means install the library. conda is the installation manager for Anaconda (when using regular Python, i.e. without downloading any distributions, we can install libraries without any extra command like conda, correct?)

What about the -c part? What does it mean?

And what does the keyword forge mean and do in the context of uploading the library?

Thank you!

 

[Borg]

-c is an option to specify the channel where you want to load the library from. In this case, it's called conda-forge.

What is the purpose of the c flag in the "conda install" command