---
name: "kim-api-collections-management"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkim-api-dev"
version: "2.3.0-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kim-api-collections-management"
---

# kim-api-collections-management(1)

provides information regarding the models and model drivers

## NAME

kim-api-collections-management - provides information regarding the models and model drivers

## DESCRIPTION

unknown command: **--help**

### Usage:

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  kim-api-collections-management list \[--log\] kim-api-collections-management set-user-model-drivers-dir \<directory\> kim-api-collections-management set-user-portable-models-dir \<directory\> kim-api-collections-management set-user-simulator-models-dir \<directory\> kim-api-collections-management install \[--force\]

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  (CWD \| environment \| user \| system \[--sudo\]) (\<openkim-item-id\>... \| \<local-item-path\>... \| OpenKIM)

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  kim-api-collections-management reinstall \[--force\|--interactive\] \[--sudo\]

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  (\<openkim-item-id\> \| \<local-item-path\>)...

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  kim-api-collections-management remove \[--force\|--interactive\] \[--sudo\] \<item-id\>... kim-api-collections-management remove-all \[--force\|--interactive\] \[--sudo\] kim-api-collections-management **--version**

### list:

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  List installed kim-api model drivers, models, and simulator models

- \* '--log' generate a kim.log file.

  This will show any errors that

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  occur as the utility searches for installed items.

### set-user-model-drivers-dir:

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  Rewrite configuration file with provided directory

### set-user-portable-models-dir:

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  Rewrite configuration file with provided directory

### set-user-simulator-models-dir:

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  Rewrite configuration file with provided directory

### install:

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  Install model driver, portable model, or simulator model from openkim.org or from a local path

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  \* Installing to a collection places items in the first directory

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  of the corresponding list.)

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  \* 'install **--force**' is essentially equivalent to 'reinstall', but works

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  even when the item is not currently installed.

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  \* 'OpenKIM' installs (overwriting items already installed) the latest dated

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  release of all KIM Models found at openkim.org.

### reinstall:

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  Remove and reinstall items. WARNING: This will remove and reinstall the entire directory of files

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  associated with the item.

### remove:

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  Remove model driver, portable model, or simulator model. WARNING: This will remove the entire directory of files associated

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  with the item.

### remove-all:

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  Remove all items from all collections. WARNING: This will remove the entire directory of files associated

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  with all items.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **kim-api-collections-management** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **kim-api-collections-management** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

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  **info kim-api-collections-management**

should give you access to the complete manual.