Which version of anaconda is installed?

Question

How do I get Anaconda to identify its version on Windows? I have tried:

anaconda -V

but this give the "anaconda Command line client" version number, not the version number that would be associated with the installer when you download Anaconda, which, at the moment, is version 2018.12, and was previously something like 5.3.1.

Possible duplicate of [How to check python anaconda version installed on Windows 10 PC?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48342098/how-to-check-python-anaconda-version-installed-on-windows-10-pc) — merv, Jan 23 '19 at 18:17
How does this work for miniconda? If I execute the above the last line (with crucial info) is missing... > conda list anaconda > # packages in environment at /Users/Sarah/miniconda3: > # > # Name Version Build Channel — swagner, Aug 03 '23 at 15:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 23 '19 at 16:38

use conda instead:

C:\user\dkennetz\Documents>conda list anaconda$

This will return only the package named "anaconda" using a regex.

# packages in environment at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Anaconda3_64:
#
# Name                 Version             Build Channel
anaconda               5.3.0               py36_2

Another non-command line way to do this is to go to the folder containing your anaconda installation. This contains a folder called conda-meta with json files for all installed packages, including one for Anaconda itself. Look for the file called anaconda-<version>-<build>.json.

Which version of anaconda is installed?

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