sift on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "sift" 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 sift on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sift on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1404087
Name: sift
PackageBaseID: 99953
PackageBase: sift
Version: 0.9.0-2
Description: A fast and powerful open source alternative to grep
URL: http://sift-tool.org/
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: quest
Submitter: jetm
FirstSubmitted: 1442183982
LastModified: 1707082615
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sift.tar.gz