pdfgrep-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 02,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 1173140
Name: pdfgrep-git
PackageBaseID: 112444
PackageBase: pdfgrep-git
Version: 2.1.2.r47.g8101228-2
Description: A commandline utility to search text in PDF files.
URL: https://pdfgrep.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kleintux
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1465883062
LastModified: 1669139913
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pdfgrep-git.tar.gz