vim-dirdiff on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 24,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 193862
Name: vim-dirdiff
PackageBaseID: 28244
PackageBase: vim-dirdiff
Version: 1.1.5-1
Description: A plugin to diff and merge two directories recursively
URL: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=102
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dlin
Submitter: lpapp
FirstSubmitted: 1247519009
LastModified: 1434167030
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vim-dirdiff.tar.gz