# \`Pkg.dev()\` and \`Pkg.free()\`

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-and-pkg-free/15184>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [September 19, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-and-pkg-free/15184 "2018-09-19T17:02:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nickeubank](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nickeubank/32/3878_2.png) [@nickeubank](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nickeubank)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-and-pkg-free/15184/1 "2018-09-19T17:02:46Z")

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Seems like `dev` and `free` only exist in interactive Pkg mode – plans to add to the regular julia `Pkg` module? Or am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-and-pkg-free/15184/2 "2018-09-19T17:14:32Z")

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`Pkg.free` exists, and `Pkg.develop` exists, `dev` is just an alias for `develop` in the REPL-mode.

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**Author:** ![nickeubank](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nickeubank/32/3878_2.png) [@nickeubank](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nickeubank)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-dev-and-pkg-free/15184/3 "2018-09-19T17:22:29Z")

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ah, ok. Thanks!