bash-git-prompt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "bash-git-prompt" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install bash-git-prompt on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                bash-git-prompt
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall bash-git-prompt on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                bash-git-prompt
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "bash-git-prompt" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone bash-git-prompt's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bash-git-prompt.git 
            
                        
                ~/bash-git-prompt
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bash-git-prompt folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bash-git-prompt
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bash-git-prompt package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 551520
Name: bash-git-prompt
PackageBaseID: 96631
PackageBase: bash-git-prompt
Version: 2.7.1-1
Description: Informative git prompt for bash and fish
URL: https://github.com/magicmonty/bash-git-prompt
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
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Maintainer: jamespharvey20
Submitter: jamespharvey20
FirstSubmitted: 1438467772
LastModified: 1539470384
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bash-git-prompt.tar.gz