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# yay
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Yet another Yogurt - An AUR Helper written in Go
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#### Packages
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[](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay/) [](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay-bin/) [](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/yay-git/) [](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/blob/master/LICENSE)
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There's a point in everyone's life when you feel the need to write an AUR helper because there are only about 20 of them.
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So say hi to 20+1.
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Yay was created with a few objectives in mind and based on the design of [yaourt](https://github.com/archlinuxfr/yaourt), [apacman](https://github.com/oshazard/apacman) and [pacaur](https://github.com/rmarquis/pacaur):
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* Have almost no dependencies.
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* Provide an interface for pacman.
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* Have yaourt like search.
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* Minimize user input
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* Know when git packages are due for an upgrade.
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## Features
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* AUR Tab completion
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* Download PKGBUILD from ABS or AUR
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* Ask all questions first and then start building
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* Search narrowing (`yay linux header` will first search linux and then narrow on header)
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* No sourcing of PKGBUILD is done
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* The binary has no dependencies that pacman doesn't already have.
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* Advanced dependency solving
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* Remove make dependencies at the end of the build process
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## Installation
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If you are migrating from another AUR helper you can simply install Yay from
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the AUR like any other package.
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The initial installation of Yay can be done by cloning the PKGBUILD and
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building with makepkg.
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```sh
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git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
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cd yay
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makepkg -si
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```
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## Contributing
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Contributors are always welcome!
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If you plan to make any large changes or changes that may not be 100% agreed
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on, we suggest opening an issue detailing your ideas first.
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Otherwise send us a pull request and we will be happy to review it.
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### Code Style
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All code should be formatted through `go fmt`. This tool will automatically
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format code for you. Although it is recommended you write code in this style
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and just use this tool to catch mistakes.
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### Building
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Yay is easy to build with its only build dependency being `go` and the
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assumption of `base-devel` being installed.
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Run `make` to build Yay. This will generate a binary called `yay` in the same
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directory as the Makefile.
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Run `make test` to test Yay. This will check the code is formatted correctly,
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run the code through `go vet` and run unit tests.
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Yay's Makefile automatically sets the `GOPATH` to `$PWD/.go`. This makes it easy to
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build using the dependencies in `vendor/`. Running manual go commands such as
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`go build` will require that you to either set the `GOPATH` manually or `go get`
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The dependencies into your own `GOPATH`.
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### Vendored Dependencies
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Yay depends on a couple of other projects. These are stored in `vendor/` and
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are built into Yay at build time. They do not need to be installed separately.
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Currently yay Depends on:
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* https://github.com/Jguer/go-alpm
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* https://github.com/mikkeloscar/gopkgbuild
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* https://github.com/mikkeloscar/aur
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## Frequently Asked Questions
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* Yay does not display colored output. How do I fix it?
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Make sure you have the `Color` option in your `/etc/pacman.conf` [#123](https://github.com/Jguer/yay/issues/123)
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* Sometimes diffs are printed to the terminal and other times they are pages
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via less. How do I fix this?
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Yay uses `git diff` to display diffs, by default git tells less to not page
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if the output can fit one terminal length. This can be overridden by
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exporting your own flags `export LESS=SRX`.
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* Yay is not asking me to edit PKGBUILDS and I don't like diff menu! What do?
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`yay --editmenu --nodiffmenu --save`
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* Only act on AUR packages or only on repo packages?
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`yay -{OPERATION} --aur`
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`yay -{OPERATION} --repo`
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## Examples of Custom Operations
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* `yay <Search Term>` presents package selection menu
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* `yay -Ps` prints system statistics
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* `yay -Pu` prints update list
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* `yay -Yc` cleans unneeded dependencies
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* `yay -G` downloads PKGBUILD from ABS or AUR
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* `yay -Y --gendb` generates development package DB used for devel updates.
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* `yay -Syu --devel --timeupdate` Normal update but also check for development
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package updates and uses PKGBUILD modification time and not version to
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determine update
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## Images
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<img src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/5412b8d6/yay/yay-ps.png" width="450">
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<img src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/5412b8d6/yay/yayupgrade.png" width="450">
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<img src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/Jguer/jguer.github.io/5412b8d6/yay/yaysearch.png" width="450">
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