vix list

vix list lists project dependencies or globally installed packages.

Use it when you want to inspect what packages are currently installed for a project or globally in your Vix environment.

Usage

vix list
vix list -g

What it does

Mode	Command	Purpose
Project mode	vix list	List project dependencies from vix.lock
Global mode	vix list -g	List globally installed packages

Project dependencies

cd api
vix list

Reads from vix.lock.

Global packages

vix list -g

Reads from ~/.vix/global/installed.json.

Difference between project and global list

Command	Reads from	Scope
vix list	vix.lock	Current project
vix list -g	~/.vix/global/installed.json	Global Vix environment

Options

Option	Description
-g, --global	List globally installed packages.
-h, --help	Show command help.

Common workflows

# List project dependencies
vix list

# List global packages
vix list -g

# Add and list
vix add gk/jwt
vix list

# Update and list
vix update --install
vix list

# Remove and list
vix remove gk/jwt
vix list

CI usage

vix install
vix list
vix check --tests

Common mistakes

Running project list outside a project

# Wrong
cd ..
vix list

# Correct
cd api
vix list

Expecting vix list to show outdated packages

Use vix outdated for that.

Confusing project and global packages

vix list     # project packages
vix list -g  # global packages

Related commands

Command	Purpose
vix add	Add a dependency
vix install	Install dependencies
vix update	Update dependencies
vix outdated	Check outdated dependencies
vix remove	Remove a dependency
vix install -g	Install a global package
vix upgrade -g	Upgrade a global package
vix uninstall -g	Remove a global package

Next step

Continue with packaging.

Open the vix pack guide