Rename instances of 'root' to 'base'

README.rst

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Conda installs packages into environments efficiently using `hard links
 environments are space efficient, and take seconds to create.
 
 The default environment, which ``conda`` itself is installed into is called
-``root``.  To create another environment, use the ``conda create``
+``base``.  To create another environment, use the ``conda create``
 command. For instance, to create an environment with the IPython notebook and
 NumPy 1.6, which is older than the version that comes with Anaconda by
 default, you would run
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ We can now activate this environment, use
 This puts the bin directory of the ``numpy16`` environment in the front of the
 ``PATH``, and sets it as the default environment for all subsequent conda commands.
 
-To go back to the root environment, use
+To go back to the base environment, use
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ so that ``which -a conda`` lists first your miniconda installation.
 If you are worried about breaking your conda installation, you can install a
 separate instance of `Miniconda <http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html>`_ and
 work off it. This is also the only way to test conda in both Python 2 and
-Python 3, as conda can only be installed into a root environment.
+Python 3, as conda can only be installed into a base environment.
 
 To run the tests, set up a testing environment by running
 

circle.yml

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ conda_build_test: &conda_build_test
           sudo /opt/conda/bin/pip install --no-deps -U .
           git clone https://github.com/conda/conda_build_test_recipe.git ~/conda_build_test_recipe
           /opt/conda/bin/conda info
-          sudo chown -R $(id -nu):$(id -ng) /opt/conda  # conda-build tests assume writable root prefix
+          sudo chown -R $(id -nu):$(id -ng) /opt/conda  # conda-build tests assume writable base prefix
           rm ~/.gitconfig
         # circleci image by default has
         # $ cat ~/.gitconfig
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ conda_build_test: &conda_build_test
           # skipping perl-cpan-Moo because of changes in cpan API
         command: |
           . /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-          conda activate root
+          conda activate base
           conda info
           cd ~/conda-build
           env | sort
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ conda_build_test: &conda_build_test
           # env_creation_with_short_prefix_does_not_deadlock: error is prefix is too long
         command: |
           . /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-          conda activate root
+          conda activate base
           conda info
           cd ~/conda-build
           env | sort

conda/cli/conda_argparse.py

@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ def configure_parser_info(sub_parsers):
         help="Display information about packages.",
     )
     p.add_argument(
-        '--root',
+        '--base',
         action='store_true',
-        help='Display root environment path.',
+        help='Display base environment path.',
     )
     p.add_argument(
         '--unsafe-channels',

conda/cli/install.py

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def install(args, parser, command='install'):
     if newenv:
         check_prefix(prefix, json=context.json)
     if context.force_32bit and prefix == context.root_prefix:
-        raise CondaValueError("cannot use CONDA_FORCE_32BIT=1 in root env")
+        raise CondaValueError("cannot use CONDA_FORCE_32BIT=1 in base env")
     if isupdate and not (args.file or args.all or args.packages):
         raise CondaValueError("""no package names supplied
 # If you want to update to a newer version of Anaconda, type:

conda/plan.py

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def _remove_actions(prefix, specs, index, force=False, pinned=True):  # pragma:
         if (abspath(prefix) == sys.prefix and name == 'conda' and name not in nlinked
                 and not context.force):
             if any(s.split(' ', 1)[0] == 'conda' for s in specs):
-                raise RemoveError("'conda' cannot be removed from the root environment")
+                raise RemoveError("'conda' cannot be removed from the base environment")
             else:
                 raise RemoveError("Error: this 'remove' command cannot be executed because it\n"
                                   "would require removing 'conda' dependencies")

conda/shell/conda.xsh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def _parse_args(args=None):
     p.add_argument('command')
     ns, _ = p.parse_known_args(args)
     if ns.command == 'activate':
-        p.add_argument('env_name_or_prefix', default='root')
+        p.add_argument('env_name_or_prefix', default='base')
     elif ns.command in _REACTIVATE_COMMANDS:
         p.add_argument('-n', '--name')
         p.add_argument('-p', '--prefix')

conda_env/README.rst

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Provides the `conda env` interface to Conda environments.
 Installing
 ----------
 
-To install `conda env` with conda, run the following command in your root environment:
+To install `conda env` with conda, run the following command in your base environment:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 

conda_env/cli/common.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from conda._vendor.auxlib.entity import EntityEncoder
 from conda.base.context import context
 
-root_env_name = 'root'
+base_env_name = 'base'
 
 
 def stdout_json(d):
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def get_prefix(args, search=True):
 
 
 def find_prefix_name(name):
-    if name == root_env_name:
+    if name == base_env_name:
         return context.root_prefix
     # always search cwd in addition to envs dirs (for relative path access)
     for envs_dir in list(context.envs_dirs) + [os.getcwd(), ]:

conda_env/cli/main.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 It appears this was caused by installing conda-env into a conda
 environment.  Like conda, conda-env needs to be installed into your
-root conda/Anaconda environment.
+base conda/Anaconda environment.
 
 Please deactivate your current environment, then re-install conda-env
 using this command:

conda_env/cli/main_attach.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 example = """
 examples:
-    conda env attach -n root notebook.ipynb
+    conda env attach -n base notebook.ipynb
     conda env attach -r user/environment notebook.ipynb
 """
 

tests/test_activate.py

@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ def test_PS1(self):
             activator = Activator('posix')
             assert activator._prompt_modifier(ROOT_ENV_NAME) == '(%s) ' % ROOT_ENV_NAME
 
-            instructions = activator.build_activate("root")
+            instructions = activator.build_activate("base")
             assert instructions['export_vars']['CONDA_PROMPT_MODIFIER'] == '(%s) ' % ROOT_ENV_NAME
 
     def test_PS1_no_changeps1(self):
         with env_var("CONDA_CHANGEPS1", "no", reset_context):
             activator = Activator('posix')
             assert activator._prompt_modifier('root') == ''
 
-            instructions = activator.build_activate("root")
+            instructions = activator.build_activate("base")
             assert instructions['export_vars']['CONDA_PROMPT_MODIFIER'] == ''
 
     def test_add_prefix_to_path(self):
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
 
     def basic_posix(self, shell):
         shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '0')
-        shell.sendline('conda activate root')
+        shell.sendline('conda activate base')
         shell.assert_env_var('PS1', '(base).*')
         shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '1')
         shell.sendline('conda activate "%s"' % self.prefix)
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ def test_zsh_basic_integration(self):
 
     def basic_csh(self, shell):
         shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '0')
-        shell.sendline('conda activate root')
+        shell.sendline('conda activate base')
         shell.assert_env_var('prompt', '(base).*')
         shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '1')
         shell.sendline('conda activate "%s"' % self.prefix)
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ def test_fish_basic_integration(self):
             # we aren't.  Haven't experienced this problem yet with any other shell...
 
             shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '0')
-            shell.sendline('conda activate root')
+            shell.sendline('conda activate base')
             shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '1')
             shell.sendline('conda activate "%s"' % self.prefix)
             shell.assert_env_var('CONDA_SHLVL', '2')