git-secrets on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                git-secrets
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall git-secrets on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                git-secrets
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "git-secrets" 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-secrets's git locally


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


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

ID: 587665
Name: git-secrets
PackageBaseID: 120008
PackageBase: git-secrets
Version: 1.3.0-1
Description: Prevents you from committing secrets and credentials into git repositories
URL: https://github.com/awslabs/git-secrets
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: jon
Submitter: jon
FirstSubmitted: 1487735292
LastModified: 1550599495
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/git-secrets.tar.gz