From f54979f2bc8b0124cffb40db057ae1acd58fe337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Power <31050507+gregorywaynepower@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 17:16:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add instructions for deactivating an environment (#11200)

## Summary

Add instructions for deactivating a virtual environment.

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Co-authored-by: Zanie Blue <contact@zanie.dev>
---
 docs/pip/environments.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/pip/environments.md b/docs/pip/environments.md
index 2d6ed3bba..1fcdc40ed 100644
--- a/docs/pip/environments.md
+++ b/docs/pip/environments.md
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ The virtual environment can be "activated" to make its packages available:
         $ use .venv\Scripts\activate.nu
         ```
 
+## Deactivating an environment
+
+To exit a virtual environment, use the `deactivate` command:
+
+```console
+$ deactivate
+```
+
 ## Using arbitrary Python environments
 
 Since uv has no dependency on Python, it can install into virtual environments other than its own.