gitignore-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 504500
Name: gitignore-git
PackageBaseID: 131743
PackageBase: gitignore-git
Version: r2763.4b37ac26-1
Description: GitHub's useful collection of .gitignore templates
URL: https://github.com/github/gitignore
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: billypilgrim
Submitter: billypilgrim
FirstSubmitted: 1524300892
LastModified: 1524300892
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gitignore-git.tar.gz