chkascii on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "chkascii" 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 chkascii on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall chkascii on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "chkascii" 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 chkascii's git locally


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


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

ID: 819163
Name: chkascii
PackageBaseID: 152267
PackageBase: chkascii
Version: 2.4-1
Description: Check a file for any invalid ASCII characters
URL: https://github.com/bourne-again/chkascii
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bourne-again
Submitter: bourne-again
FirstSubmitted: 1588388205
LastModified: 1605444474
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/chkascii.tar.gz