rextract on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "rextract" 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 rextract on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall rextract on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 560257
Name: rextract
PackageBaseID: 123108
PackageBase: rextract
Version: 1.1.1-1
Description: Powerful commandline tool to extract and manipulate strings using regular exressions
URL: http://github.com/kata198/rextract
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kata198
Submitter: kata198
FirstSubmitted: 1496561250
LastModified: 1542308324
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/rextract.tar.gz