sift-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1403501
Name: sift-git
PackageBaseID: 119296
PackageBase: sift-git
Version: r70.2ca9471-1
Description: A fast and powerful open source alternative to grep.
URL: https://github.com/svent/sift
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1485764000
LastModified: 1706985625
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sift-git.tar.gz