nwinstall

Install the dialogs, menus and the model packages

Syntax

nwinstall
[,
gui
remove 
help
ado
ext
dialog
usermenu
update
downloadoff
menu(string)
all
path(string)
localcopy
from(string)
dest(string)
models
everything
nogui
dupcheck
modelpkg(namelist)
release(string)
modelsfrom(string)
buildplugin(namelist)
buildmata(namelist)
buildfrom(string)
buildkeep]

gui	install the “Network Analysis” menu permanently on your Stata (the older name permanently still works); it is set up once, however often you type it - see The menu is installed once
remove	remove the “Network Analysis” menu from your Stata, the line nwinstall, usermenu from profile.do, and the nwcommands files
help	download the help files
ado	download the core command (.ado) files
ext	accepted for backward compatibility, does nothing (the “extension” commands it used to download separately - nwdissimilar, nwhierarchy, nwdendrogram - are ordinary commands shipped with every other ado/help install, and were never genuinely distinct from the rest of the package)
dialog	download the dialog boxes
usermenu	update menu items for dialog-boxes
update	refresh the installed menu (an internal, self-recursive flag: re-invokes nwinstall, help usermenu)
downloadoff	rebuild the menu from what is already installed, without downloading anything (used internally by profile.do integration; equivalent to usermenu for this purpose)
menu(string)	install in this menu; default = “stUser”
all	download the core commands, help files, and dialog boxes, and set up the menu (as gui); with nogui the menu is left out
path(string)	directory of the profile.do to edit; default: the folder where an existing profile.do is found (your home folder, PERSONAL or SITE), otherwise the folder Stata recommends: %USERPROFILE% on Windows, ~/Documents/Stata on macOS, PERSONAL on Unix
localcopy	install by copying files from an existing local nwcommands folder instead of downloading from GitHub - see Computers without internet access or admin rights below
from(string)	with localcopy: the local folder to copy nwcommands files from; default: the current directory
dest(string)	with localcopy: the local ado directory to copy files into; default: your PERSONAL ado directory (already on Stata’s ado path, so nothing further needs to be configured for the default case)
models	also install the four model packages nwsaom, nwergm, nwdynam and nwrem (see below); with remove they are uninstalled
everything	install the core (everything all installs) and the four model packages (what models installs) as one set, set up the menu (as gui), and show all five versions at the end
nogui	with all or everything: do not set up the menu and do not touch profile.do
dupcheck	report dialog files (.dlg) that exist in more than one folder of the ado path; changes nothing
modelpkg(namelist)	install only these model packages (any of nwsaom, nwergm, nwdynam, nwrem); can be used alone
buildplugin(namelist)	compile the native plugins of these packages on this computer (any of nwcommands, nwsaom, nwergm, nwdynam; all for all four) and install them; macOS and Linux; used alone
buildmata(namelist)	rebuild the Mata libraries of these packages with the Stata that is running (any of nwcommands, nwsaom, nwergm, nwdynam, nwrem; all for the core and every installed package); the repair if the shipped library was built by a newer Stata; used alone
buildfrom(string)	with buildplugin() or buildmata(): a folder or URL with one subfolder per package that holds the source (native/ for the plugins, the unw_*.do files for the Mata libraries); default: the GitHub repositories
buildkeep	with buildplugin() or buildmata(): keep the build folder (it holds the build log)
release(string)	with models or modelpkg(): the release to install, for example v1.0.0; default: the current release
modelsfrom(string)	with models: a folder or URL with one subfolder per package, instead of the GitHub repositories (for local clones and offline installs)

Description

This command loads Stata dialog boxes for the nwcommands and installs a menu “Network Analysis” inside the “User” menu. Almost all nwcommands (and their functions) can be executed via dialog boxes. Notice, however, that some more advanced functions are only available through Stata syntax (see nwcommands).

Supported network types

Not applicable - installs/manages this package’s own Stata menu, dialogs, and update mechanism; does not read or depend on any network’s own content, directed/valued/two-mode status, or tie values.

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nwcommands version 3.17.6, 9 November 2026 (check your installed version)