cwdiff-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "cwdiff-git" 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 cwdiff-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cwdiff-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cwdiff-git" 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 cwdiff-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 250720
Name: cwdiff-git
PackageBaseID: 102180
PackageBase: cwdiff-git
Version: r36.da12852-1
Description: A (w)diff wrapper to support directories and colorize the output.
URL: https://github.com/junghans/cwdiff/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1445368249
LastModified: 1448382484
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cwdiff-git.tar.gz