git-br on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1180436
Name: git-br
PackageBaseID: 175757
PackageBase: git-br
Version: 1.1.2-2
Description: Shows current git branches and their descriptions
URL: https://github.com/bahmutov/git-branches
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bart
Submitter: bart
FirstSubmitted: 1644241346
LastModified: 1670599636
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/git-br.tar.gz