nixfmt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "nixfmt" 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 nixfmt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall nixfmt on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1345532
Name: nixfmt
PackageBaseID: 154687
PackageBase: nixfmt
Version: 0.6.0-4
Description: A formatter for Nix code
URL: https://github.com/serokell/nixfmt
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: JamieMagee
Submitter: JamieMagee
FirstSubmitted: 1592752403
LastModified: 1698796169
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nixfmt.tar.gz