vimcat on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "vimcat" 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 vimcat on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vimcat on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1264512
Name: vimcat
PackageBaseID: 194069
PackageBase: vimcat
Version: 1.1.1-1
Description: A `cat` that uses vim's syntax highlighting
URL:
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.002905
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: fbrennan
Submitter: fbrennan
FirstSubmitted: 1685249653
LastModified: 1685249653
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vimcat.tar.gz