rainbow-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 09,2025

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 548042
Name: rainbow-git
PackageBaseID: 120265
PackageBase: rainbow-git
Version: 2.7.1.295.8173eef-1
Description: Colorize commands output or STDIN using patterns.
URL: https://github.com/nicoulaj/rainbow
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nicoulaj
Submitter: nicoulaj
FirstSubmitted: 1488475667
LastModified: 1538251932
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rainbow-git.tar.gz