vgrep on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "vgrep" 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 vgrep on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vgrep on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1336110
Name: vgrep
PackageBaseID: 92043
PackageBase: vgrep
Version: 2.7.0-1
Description: pager for grep, git-grep, ripgrep and similar, allows for opening the indexed file locations in a user-specified editor
URL: https://github.com/vrothberg/vgrep
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 0.000685
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BrainDamage
Submitter: darnir
FirstSubmitted: 1428518829
LastModified: 1697639873
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vgrep.tar.gz