cw on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "cw" 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 cw on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cw on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 263704
Name: cw
PackageBaseID: 105784
PackageBase: cw
Version: 1.0.16-4
Description: A non-intrusive real-time ANSI color wrapper for common unix-based commands
URL: http://cwrapper.sourceforge.net
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: martinbaillie
Submitter: martinbaillie
FirstSubmitted: 1452252527
LastModified: 1452306771
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cw.tar.gz