install prebuilt binaries from GitHub | eget cheat-sheet

Use eget to easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub.

Download a prebuilt binary for the current system from a repository on GitHub:

eget zyedidia/micro

Download from a URL:

eget https://go.dev/dl/go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Specify the location to place the downloaded files:

eget zyedidia/micro --to=path/to/directory

Specify a Git tag instead of using the latest version:

eget zyedidia/micro --tag=v2.0.10

Install the latest pre-release instead of the latest stable version:

eget zyedidia/micro --pre-release

Only download the asset, skipping extraction:

eget zyedidia/micro --download-only

Only download if there is a newer release then the currently downloaded version:

eget zyedidia/micro --upgrade-only

For more information, checkout eget GitHub repo: https://github.com/zyedidia/eget .

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