wcd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "wcd" 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 wcd on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall wcd on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1245298
Name: wcd
PackageBaseID: 191014
PackageBase: wcd
Version: 6.0.5-1
Description: A command-line program to change directory fast
URL: https://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/wcd.html
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tarball
Submitter: tarball
FirstSubmitted: 1677851224
LastModified: 1682269922
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/wcd.tar.gz