uv/docs/getting-started/first-steps.md

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# First steps with uv
After [installing uv](./installation.md), you can check that uv is available by running the `uv`
command:
```console
$ uv
An extremely fast Python package manager.
Usage: uv [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>
...
```
You should see a help menu listing the available commands.
Read on for a brief overview of the help menu and version command, or jump to an
[overview of features](./features.md) to start using uv.
## Help menus
The `--help` flag can be used to view the help menu for a command, e.g., for `uv`:
```console
$ uv --help
```
To view the help menu for a specific command, e.g., for `uv init`:
```console
$ uv init --help
```
When using the `--help` flag, uv displays a condensed help menu. To view a longer help menu for a
command, use `uv help`:
```console
$ uv help
```
To view the long help menu for a specific command, e.g., for `uv init`:
```console
$ uv help init
```
When using the long help menu, uv will attempt to use `less` or `more` to "page" the output so it is
not all displayed at once. To exit the pager, press `q`.
## Viewing the version
To check the installed version:
```console
$ uv version
```
The following are also valid:
```console
$ uv --version # Same output as `uv version`
$ uv -V # Will not include the build commit and date
$ uv pip --version # Can be used with a subcommand
```
## Next steps
Now that you've confirmed uv is installed and know how to get help, check out an
[overview of features](./features.md) or jump to the [guides](../guides/index.md) to start using uv.