vim-diffchar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "vim-diffchar" 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 vim-diffchar on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                vim-diffchar
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall vim-diffchar on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                vim-diffchar
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "vim-diffchar" 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 vim-diffchar's git locally


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


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

ID: 1408957
Name: vim-diffchar
PackageBaseID: 113336
PackageBase: vim-diffchar
Version: 9.7-1
Description: Improve vim's diff mode, by finding exact differences between lines, character by character
URL: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4932
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Rhinoceros
Submitter: Rhinoceros
FirstSubmitted: 1467980711
LastModified: 1707891017
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-diffchar.tar.gz