hl-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 02,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 299540
Name: hl-git
PackageBaseID: 110871
PackageBase: hl-git
Version: 1.69-4
Description: Highlight (colorize) text data using regular expressions
URL: https://github.com/mbornet-hl/hl
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1705089299
Maintainer: Nikus
Submitter: Nikus
FirstSubmitted: 1462295551
LastModified: 1462319224
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/hl-git.tar.gz