git-prompt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1387215
Name: git-prompt
PackageBaseID: 188991
PackageBase: git-prompt
Version: 1.0.2-1
Description: Displays a compact color-coded git status, git branch, and more inside your shell prompt
URL: https://github.com/Dosx001/GitPrompt
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dosx001
Submitter: Dosx001
FirstSubmitted: 1671947255
LastModified: 1705451125
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/git-prompt.tar.gz