mawk on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "mawk" 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 mawk on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mawk on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "mawk" 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 mawk's git locally


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


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

ID: 1401310
Name: mawk
PackageBaseID: 1254
PackageBase: mawk
Version: 1.3.4_20240123-1
Description: An interpreter for the AWK Programming Language
URL: http://invisible-island.net/mawk/
NumVotes: 75
Popularity: 0.273982
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: zoorat
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1180496739
LastModified: 1706873369
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mawk.tar.gz