sift-bin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "sift-bin" 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-bin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall sift-bin on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 349305
Name: sift-bin
PackageBaseID: 100019
PackageBase: sift-bin
Version: 0.9.0-1
Description: A fast and powerful open source alternative to grep - Static binary
URL: http://sift-tool.org/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: jetm
FirstSubmitted: 1442280658
LastModified: 1477315971
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sift-bin.tar.gz