dirsync on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dirsync" 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 dirsync on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dirsync on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 203865
Name: dirsync
PackageBaseID: 22603
PackageBase: dirsync
Version: 1.11-1
Description: This utility take two directory paths as arguments and makes them recursively identical
URL: http://www.viara.eu/en/dirsync.htm
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter: Allan
FirstSubmitted: 1230466814
LastModified: 1435502701
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dirsync.tar.gz